Petersen House and Lincoln's deathbed; haunted-site lore

After Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, he was carried across the street to the Petersen House, where he died the following morning; the house is preserved as a historic site. Over the years the Petersen House and nearby Ford's Theatre have been the subject of ghost stories and reported paranormal sightings related to Lincoln's assassination. Such reports form part of local lore and have been investigated by paranormal groups, but historians and the National Park Service treat them as anecdotal while emphasizing the site's documented historical significance.