U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has personally invited iconic filmmaker Stephen Spielberg to tour Auburn's Seward House.

According to Schumer's office, the senator sent a letter to Spielberg Wednesday inviting him to tour the home, with hopes that a personal visit to the location would help convince the director to film part of his upcoming biopic about the life of Abraham Lincoln in Auburn.

“I have no doubt that a movie about Lincoln would be greatly enhanced by filming in Auburn, in and around the Seward House,” Schumer stated in the release. “Auburn would receive a much needed boost from the film, and the Seward House's reputation as a tourist destination would be greatly buffered.”

The production, set to be directed by Spielberg and star Liam Neeson and Sally Field, is reportedly based on the popular book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.” In the book, author Doris Kearns Goodwin examines the president through members of his cabinet, including Secretary of State William Seward.

This is the second letter from Schumer urging the filmmaker to consider Auburn for the film. In response to the first letter, a Spielberg representative stated the producers will consider Auburn should the script require a place with its “unique, historical relevance.”

Spielberg is expected to do location research this fall, according to Schumer's office.

Local and national interest in Seward's former home increased following the release of “Team of Rivals,” according to museum staff. Goodwin used the site as a resource for the book.