About Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., is a historic site of national significance that marks the spot where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865. John T. Ford built the theater in 1862 on the site of a former church, and it was rebuilt after a fire. After the U.S. Army took it over in the 1860s, it served for a time as an archive. In the 1960s, the theater was restored to its original 1865 appearance and reopened in 1968. Today it is part of the Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, which is protected as a landmark together with the neighboring Petersen House. You can tour the historic setting and experience the tragic story of this place.
Based on the article “Ford’s Theatre” from the German Wikipedia, summarized and rephrased by a language modelLicense CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Museum › Museums (general)
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- Address
- 511 10th St NW
20004 Washington, USA - District
- Penn Quarter
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- +12023474833
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- www.fords.org
- donate@fords.org
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- 38.89672° N · -77.02570° E
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This is where John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, and he was taken across the street to the Petersen House where he died. Ford's Theatre is not only a historic site, but remains a working theater, with regular performances. Theater here is usually the most traditional of the downtown venues, offering dramatic work that is "as eloquent, intelligent and respectful of humanity as Mr. Lincoln." The truly coveted tickets are for the annual Christmas Eve performance of A Christmas Carol. The daily tours take you through the theater and the onsite museum, and also spill across the street to the Petersen House, where Lincoln died.
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