Petersen House - Washington Things To Do

  • 516 10th Street
    N.W., Washington DC, DC 20004
  • +1 202 426 6924
Average Rating
4.0
4+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
3.5
1+ reviews
Yelp
4.0
3+ reviews
Open Hours:
9a-5p,Daily 9am-5pm
Petersen House
516 10th Street
N.W., Washington DC, DC 20004
Description
  • On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater and was brought to this boarding house ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The house where Lincoln was carried after the ... more on TripAdvisor
  • After he was mortally wounded at Ford's Theatre, the doctors attending Lincoln had him carried out into the street, where boarder Henry Safford, standing in the open doorway of his rooming house, gestured for them ... more on Frommers
Reviews
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3.0
It was ok if you want to wait a long time to see a couple of things.

(05/06/07)

... was a really long wait and it wasnt even that interesting. I wouldnt go back but if you are there and have a BUNCH of spare time and ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Kristen F. 's review

... Boarding House is open daily from 9am-5pm. It's free, and especially worthwhile when you get to the Ford Theatre and discover it's ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

The tragic loss of President Lincoln

... is a quick tour (5 minutes) of the house where President Lincoln died. It might be too morbid for some ... a user of Trekaroo. Reviews from Trekaroo

2.0
Joanna S. 's review

... the house that Lincoln died in just to show me that there were two misspellings on the plaque in the room he died in. Very odd. They ... a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

5.0
Anna H. 's review

Five stars because it's where Abraham Lincoln died, for god's sake! a user of yelp.com. Reviews from Yelp

Directions

Metro: Metro Center

Web Resources
  • Read more about Petersen House on Yahoo! Travel
  • http://www.virginia.org
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