The Petersen House – House Where Lincoln Died

What a cool find! With your admission to Ford’s Theater you’re also able to walk across the street and enter the Peterson House, the home where Lincoln was transported to after being shot at Ford’s Theater and later died.
First, the ticket to Ford’s theater which again includes this museum was $ 5. You cannot beat two museums which such historical value for that price.
Anyway, when I walked in I was greeted by an elderly gentleman who told me about the home. He kind of talked my ear off which was fine because I wasn’t in a rush and I could tell he enjoyed being a history nerd.
He showed me where Mary Todd Lincoln would sit and weep, scream even, for hours and then try to see Lincoln to check on his condition. He also let me know that the house is pretty much is in the original condition as to when Lincoln was there– of course electricity was added so lighting was updated.
You can see the bed where he died which was very surreal.
After that you take an elevator up to four, why, I kept thinking and then I realize there is another entire museum dedicated to Lincoln! So much stuff, from the manhunt of John Wilkes Booth to Lincoln’s legacy in popular culture– it was totally amazing. Between this and Ford’s Theater, I could have stayed all day.
The monument of books on Lincoln is cool too. It shows his impact on our country for sure. Do yourself a favor and check this out! You will love it, and honestly, if you don’t– you spent $ 5.

This place is supper cool. If you want to see the room that President Lincoln died in, here it is.
There are a lot of replica items and several actual ones too. They are all noted on the descriptions so you know what is what.
You can get free tickets across the street at the ford theater. The line can get long, so plane to spend 2 hours in both locations. The ford theater is the location that Lincoln was shot. You start the tour by entering here and hearing the story and events that led up to the day from a Park Ranger. He spoke for about 30 – 40 minutes. Then they send you across the street to the room Lincoln last lived. I’d recommend sitting toward the back of the theater so you can make a quick exit across the street and not have to wait in another line to get into the house. The house is converted into a four story display of Lincoln items. There’s a lot to see and well worth the visit.

If you’re planning a visit to DC this is a place you should visit. Tickets were free. If you go to Ford’s Theater they will give you tickets. Make a donation if you wish.
— The Peterson house is located across the street from Ford’s Theater. It’s easy to access and to tour.
— The items in the house are replicas. The actual bed where Lincoln died is in Chicago. The replica is protected by glass.
— There’s a museum right off the house which is comprehensive. It has a tower of books stacked almost 3 stories high.
The Park Service maintains the Peterson House and Ford’s theater. They do have tours. On the day we visited they didn’t. It was self guided.
Take a good camera. The light is dim in the house. Hope you visit!

Bottom Line: Not only can you see where President Lincoln died, but there is also an adjoining museum.
The Peterson House was a much richer experience than I expected. I expected to just see the bedroom where President Lincoln passed away, but there were two other rooms on display plus an adjacent museum. The original spindle bed in which Lincoln passed is located a museum in Chicago so the one here is a replica. Nevertheless, its easy to imagine Lincoln’s final hours here and the sorrow and disbelief that must have overwhelmed those with him. Once you see the bedroom, then you can take an elevator upstairs to a three-​level museum.
The adjoining museum contains more information about what happened after his death including his famous funeral train and the pursuit of his assassins. The museum also shows the fascination and love this country has for our 16^th president. I was astonished by the three or four story stack of books about Lincoln! There are currently over 15,000 books in print about Lincoln and more are being written each day!
Overall, Petersen House, as well as Ford’s Theatre, are great places to pay respects to an awesome president and I appreciate the National Park Service’s efforts to maintain these historical sites for generations to come.

Unlike Ford’s Theatre across the street, you can see pretty much all of the exhibits in only a few minutes here, which was a plus for me. This is where President Lincoln was taken after he was shot, and where he passed away shortly there after. The room where he was tended to is the sames as when he was there, with lots of period details. After touring the boarding house there is an exhibit about John Wilkes Booth’s escape and manhunt which has some neat interactive maps and didn’t take too long to complete. To enter the boarding house there is no admission, but you do need a ticket (also free) from the ford’s theater across the street.

The house is part of the Ford’s Theatre tour that follows immediately after the visit of the Ford’s Theatre itself. It shows you how the house was when they rushed the President from Ford’s to a location to put him and get him out of the street when he was shot. You can imagine the bustle of people that were out there when the shooting happened on that Good Friday, and to get him out of site was the most important thing that they had to do following the shot from John Wilkes Booth.
The house was called the Petersen boarding house where tenants stayed in rented rooms along with the Petersen’s. There was a room vacant and furnished. They rushed Lincoln over there where he would die hours later the next morning at 7:22am; the Saturday before Easter Sunday.
3 rooms are furnished with period furniture and such to replicate what it would have been like that night the President was rushed there to his death bed.
The house itself is connected to the The Center for Education and Leadership from the back porch. The House is open 9:30 am to 5:30 pm daily.

Great experience. After the Fords Theatre tours you can go over to see the actual location that Lincoln died. This is a must see for history and Lincoln fans.

After touring Ford’s Theatre I discovered that my ticket would also get me into the boarding house. The main attraction is definitely the parlor room and the room where Lincoln passed away. However make sure you take the elevator up to the top floor and work your way down through the other exhibits. There is a lot to be learned in this house.

The House Where Lincoln Died is the house where he lives on. Great people don’t die. Their physical body dies where their spirit lives forever.
On April 15, 1865; history would change. Across the street, President Lincoln was assassinated in the Ford Theatre. He physically died in the Peterson Boarding House that is known as the House Where Lincoln Died.
The House Where Lincoln Died is managed by the National Park Service as the Ford Theatre National Historic Site. I highly recommend visiting the Ford Theatre prior to stepping inside the House Where Lincoln Died/​Petersen Boarding House. The Ford Theatre which I will soon be reviewing leaves off at the theatre booth where John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln. The Petersen House tells the story of President Lincoln’s final hours and the search for John Wilkes Booth. The ticket for the Ford Theatre (no charge) is the admission ticket for this National Historic Site.
The House Where Lincoln Died is the Petersen House.* This is a four story museum inside a 19^th century row house that was built in 1849 by William Peterson. As soon as you walk inside you leave the future and step back to April 15, 1865 when President Lincoln was assasinated. The exhibits include the room where President Lincoln died exactly as it looked that morning. This includes a replica of the bed where President Lincoln passed away. Past the room where President Lincoln passed away is an elevator leading up to the fourth floor.
Once the elevator opens up, there are fascinating exhibits that tell the story of the days leading from the President’s assassination to the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Unlike the hallways of some campuses, here learning is fun. There is an overload of facts. What is interesting is that John Wilkes Booth was upset that the World did not see him as a hero. There are maps and signs explaining John Wilkes Booth’s escape from the Ford Theatre. There is a New York Times article called «The Nation Mourns» printed immediately after the President died. There is also the last image of the late President.
One of the most fascinating sights in this National Historic Site is a four level tower made up of books written about President Lincoln. The two pictures below show the amazing sight of Abraham Lincoln books towering up to floor floors. It is an appropriate sight because by the time I left both the Ford Theatre and the House Where Lincoln Died /​Petersen Boarding House, many I developed an interest in this amazing President’s life.
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*There are many reviews under the Petersen Boarding House Unilocal listing.

Part of the Fords Theatre tour, this is the house where Lincoln spent his final hours. The room he died in and a replica of the bed are housed here. The house is small and the line to get in is long.

After you pass by the room where Lincoln died, the tour will take you to an adjacent museum where significant artifacts are displayed, such as the pistol that was used by Booth, a US flag drenched in Lincoln’s blood, and his coat which he wore to Ford’s Theater. Makes me want to watch the movie «Lincoln» again.

Awesome hidden treasure! Due to a Sunday matinée we missed the Fords theatre but this place certainly made up for it! It’s a must see in Washington! Located across the street, free admissions and a lot of exhibits! You would think this is a tiny venue but when you walk inside your mind will be blown!

A great restoration, very moving! The new museum is great too. A great place to learn the Lincoln story. A must see in WAshington DC.

I came here after visiting Ford’s Theater and it was so much better and bigger than I had expected.
It was free, and there wasn’t any wait. It was nice to see that they kept the house looking just like it would have looked like back then.
I thought I would just see where Lincoln died, but it’s actually that and an entire museum about Lincoln. It was really nicely done, and included an awesome 3-​story stack of books about him.

Mostly everything has been said below so I will summarize tips for visiting:
–You must get a ticket for the ford theatre to enter the Peterson house!
–None of the furniture is original. It was all sold in an auction so these are all replicas.
–last entry is at 5pm! A line does form so plan accordingly! :)

This was a wonderful extension of the Ford Theater tour. It was very moving to see where Lincoln died and to learn more about that event. The rest of the house had other Lincoln exhibits, including the 4-​story tower of books written about Lincoln and the exhibit that showed examples of Lincoln’s impact over the years and into modern day.

So weird but this is a very small house like only two floors but when you’re inside, there 5 floors of Lincoln galleries! One of the must see for Lincoln fans.

Really, really good interpretation. This is «the house where Lincoln died» but it’s so much more than that! It is included in your ticket to Ford’s Theatre (where Lincoln was shot) but I think a lot of people skip over it. The first part of the house, through the door, are the parlors and bedrooms where Congress members and Lincoln’s family waited. At the back is the bedroom where he died. After that, you take an elevator up several floors and there begins a very informative array of historical documents, photographs, and multimedia displays about how Lincoln stood up for what he believed in. There’s a floor dedicated to others who stood up for what they believed in: Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Pope John Paul II, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and others. There’s a floor that talks about how relations between the North and the South likely would’ve been different had Lincoln survived to facilitate things… and importantly, how equal civil rights for African-​Americans would likely have progressed much more quickly under President Lincoln than it did under those who succeeded him for the next several decades. There’s even a floor dedicated to Lincoln in pop culture and how he has been revered the world over, including in China and Cuba.
I learned a lot of new things, the content and displays are very interesting, the gift shop is great… really a shining example of what high-​quality museum interpretation should be. The stack of Lincoln books is very cool too.

The house that is next door or across the street from Ford’s Theatre is the Petersen Boarding House which is the location that President Lincoln was taken and died, which is so sad and tragic. It’s now a museum and tour. You can view the actual bed that Lincoln was place on after being shot. The museum has many facts and things to look at.

A must-​see for fans of Lincoln.
While the Petersen house has none of the original artifacts from the night that Lincoln was shot, the building has preserved as it would have looked during the Victorian era as a tribute to one of our greatest presidents.
The park service folks and volunteers were wonderful and full of knowledge you would expect from Lincoln buffs. «Don’t know what questions to ask? Well, these are the questions we hear the most…» A great educational experience!
After exiting the house, you walk into the neighboring educational center. This is a brand new museum experience featuring the pursuit of John Wilkes Booth and status of the newly reunited states of America at the time Lincoln was assassinated. Ah yes, the book column is dizzyingly tall and pretty sweet.
Hat tip to all of the private funders who helped make this new (FREE) museum possible. Their names are listed in various exhibits as well as on the stairs of the spiral staircase and on a plaque in the bookstore.