Petersen House - Washington, DC
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N 38° 53.805 W 077° 01.572
18S E 324285 N 4307270
The place where Abraham Lincoln died after being fatally shot across the street at Ford's Theater. The home was built by a German tailor named William A. Petersen in 1849.
Waymark Code: WMZ4K9
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house located at 516 10th Street NW in Washington, D.C. On April 15, 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln died there after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theatre, located across the street. The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. Future Vice-President John C. Breckinridge, a friend of the Lincoln family, once rented this house in 1852.[2] In 1865, it served as a boarding house. It has served as a museum since the 1930s."
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