Ford Theatre

Ford Theatre is a historic theatre in Washington, D.C., used for various stage performances beginning in the 1860s.It is also the site of the assassination of U.S.President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.After being shot, the fatally wounded president was carried across the street to the Petersen House, where he died the next morning.The theatre was later used as a warehouse and office building, and in 1893 part of it collapsed, causing 22 deaths.It was renovated and re opened as a theatre in 1968.During the 2000s it was renovated again, opening on February 12, 2009, in commemoration of Lincoln bicentennial.A related Center for Education and Leadership museum experience opened February 12, 2012 next to Petersen House.