Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - Washington DC

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Photo of Ford's Theatre National Historic Site courtesy NPS

America's transfer from civil war to peace was made more difficult on April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed, just five days after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. A well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, desperate to aid the dying Confederacy, stepped into the president's box. Booth's decision to pull the trigger altered the nation's power to reconstruct after the war. Booth escaped into the night as Abraham Lincoln was carried to the Petersen boarding house across the street. It was there that President Lincoln died early the next morning, and became the first American president to be assassinated.

Explore Ford's Theatre National Historic Site and discover some of the motivations behind this tragic act and its impact on a nation trying to heal.

Facilities available at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site:

Ford's Theatre National Historic Site website
Recreation Area Map
Park Email: NACC_FOTH_Interpretation@nps.gov

Phone numbers
Visitor Information 202-426-6924

Address
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
900 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 2024