The Petersen House has Stories to Tell
The Petersen House, where Lincoln died on April 15, 1865, will be open throughout the theatre renovation. It includes the room where Lincoln died and was visited by dozens of Washington dignitaries, as well as the front and back parlors where his wife mourned and where Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton interviewed witnesses to discover just what had happened that fateful night.
Walking Tours of Civil War Washington
Beginning March 2008
Period-costumed interpreter-performers will offer visitors a living history experience as they walk with you through the streets of the Penn Quarter. Academically researched historical storytelling, these tours will begin at Ford’s Theatre and take visitors to sites throughout the center of the then-small city that evoke the culture and sensibility of the time. Your guide will tell tales that bring alive the major figures and buildings of the time, including the White House, Ford’s Theatre, the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and the National Theatre.