Historic Structures Report, Part I: Restoration of Ford's Theatre
Truett RB and Fenton RF. 1960. Historic Structures Report, Part I: Restoration of Ford's Theatre. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. The mortally wounded, but still breathing president was carried across the street to Petersen's boarding house, where he remained unconscious through the night. On April 15, 1865, President Lincoln died in the Petersen House. First opened to the public in 1968, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site protects the Theatre and Petersen House, houses a museum about the assassination, and is a working theater. This historic structure report concerns Ford's Theatre, site of President Lincoln's assassination. It is proposed that the building and annex be restored to their original appearance as of the night of the assassination, April 14, 1865. This may be accomplished in one of two ways. First, a complete restoration of Ford's Theatre and the annex in which the scene would be accurately reproduced. Secondly, by a partial restoration which might include the complete restoration of the exterior of both buildings and the restoration of a section of the theatre auditorium.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Truett, Randle; Fenton, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1960-11-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOTH , NCR
- Keywords
- Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, theatre
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 046409: Ford's Theatre - Res. 699