Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Ford's Theatre is a theater in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1863. In 1865, it was the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: 511 10th Street Northwest
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and Petersen House.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
Petersen House
Museum
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house in the United States in Washington, D.C., located at 516 10th Street NW, several blocks east of the White House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and East End.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89668° or 38° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.02582° or 77° 1′ 33″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceOpen location code
87C4VXWF+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358958511OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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