Petersen House Staircase

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. It is best known for being the house where President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theatre located across the street.
  • Location: 516 10th St., N.W. · (between E and F Sts.) · Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Area: 0.29 acres (1,200 m²)
  • Built: 1849
  • Architectural style: Late Victorian
  • Part of: Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (ID66000034)
  • Visitation: 856,079 (2005)
  • Designated CP: October 15, 1966
Data from: en.wikipedia.org