"The House in Which Abraham Lincoln Died," 1935 Postcard

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Shocked theatergoers moved the mortally wounded President across the street to the Petersen House where Lincoln died the next morning. The boardinghouse continued to attract curious visitors well after the tragic event. The building served as a home, office, and museum, before it was purchased by the National Park Service in 1933.