William A. Petersen House, 516 Tenth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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5 drawings
4 b&w photos
1 data pages
2 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

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TITLE:
William A. Petersen House, 516 Tenth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

CALL NUMBER:
HABS DC,WASH,505-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 5 (24 x 36 in.)
Photo(s): 4 (4 x 5 in. and 5 x 7 in.)
Photo Caption Page(s): 2
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HABS DC-165

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-69).

Building/structure dates: 1849 initial construction

Significance: The Petersen House was built by William A. Petersen in 1849. The home was the scene of President Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865. Lincoln was brought to a small bedroom on the first floor after being shot by John Wilkes Booth while across the street at Ford's theater. The U.S. Government purchased the house in 1896 and placed it under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service thirty years later. Today it is known as the house where Lincoln died.

SUBJECTS:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--District of Columbia--Washington
U.S. Presidents
brick buildings
galleries & museums

OTHER TITLE:
House Where Lincoln Died
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.dc0148

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. MAIN ELEVATION
2. MAIN ELEVATION, DETAIL OF BOOTSCRAPER
3. VIEW OF DOUBLE PARLOR
4. VIEW OF BEDROOM
MAIN ELEVATION

CONTROL #:
DC0148

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