Where did President Lincoln die?

Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. is the location most commonly associated with Abraham Lincoln's death, but the theater was not where he died. Lincoln died in a house across the street from the theater.

Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play with his wife in their private box seats. At the time, a young doctor was watching the play in the audience. He rushed to the president's aid. With the help of some soldiers, the president was carried across the street to a private house. Today, this house is known as the Peterson House. It is located at 516 10th Street. At the time, the house belonged to William and Anna Peterson. They also had paid boarders who lived in their house. The surgeon general arrived, and he tended to the president with other doctors, but it was evident the president could not survive his wounds. He died the next morning in the back bedroom.