5 Stop 5 of 9 on The Night Lincoln Died

The Petersen House

Capitol Hill, Washington DC

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"Five-sixteen Tenth Street. The Petersen House. Directly across from Ford's Theatre. After the shot, soldiers carried Lincoln down the stairs and into the street. They didn't know where to take him. A twenty-five-year-old War Department clerk named Henry Safford appeared on the steps of this boarding house with a candle and shouted — bring him in here."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Ford's Theatre

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Lafayette Square
The Night Lincoln Died

The Night Lincoln Died

9 stops · 2h

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Tour Stops

Follow the full The Night Lincoln Died route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The U.S. Capitol
  3. 3 Mary Surratt's Boarding House
  4. 4 Ford's Theatre
  5. 5 The Petersen House
  6. 6 Lafayette Square
  7. 7 The White House
  8. 8 The Lincoln Memorial
  9. 9 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Petersen House

This is just one of 9 stops on the The Night Lincoln Died tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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