It is right in the middle of what some have called the most beautiful block in new york city its location also places it within the greenwich village historic district.
Petersen house virtual tour. Matthew pinsker talks about the care given to lincoln and the petersen house where lincoln died. We have partnered with google arts and culture to create a virtual tour of ford s theatre. In this video dr. On april 15 1865 united states president abraham lincoln died there after being shot the previous evening at ford s theatre located across the street the house was built in 1849 by william a.
Join ford s edu for a live virtual event. Ford s theatre and the timelooper app present voices of petersen house a free virtual reality time travel experience. Virtual tour of the interior of the abraham. Petersen house duration.
But have you ever wondered about the people who lived there. The petersen house is a 19th century federal style row house located at 516 10th street nw in washington d c. Peterson house tour. Breckinridge a friend of the.
White house tour during my visit to see first lady michelle obama. For grades 3 and up. The peterson house is a beautiful west village brownstone located at 16 west 10th street between fifth and sixth avenues. In the theatre see the view from the president s box where abraham lincoln was sitting the night of his assassination.
Petersen a german tailor future vice president john c. Download on the apple app store or on google play. The experience includes interactive photographs taken inside the petersen house and first person accounts of the men and women who witnessed abraham lincoln s final hours. Take a virtual tour of ford s theatre the petersen house and our museum exhibits.
Originally built by danish emigrant neils petersen in 1892 the petersen house helps maintain tempe s history as a museum. Matthew pinsker holds the pohanka chair for civil war history and served as. It is part of the ford s theater museum. The petersen house is known as the place where president lincoln died.
The petersen boarding house is located across the street from the ford s theatre and this is the place where president lincoln spent the last few hours.