St. Catharine (Waldorf, Maryland)

St. Catharine, also known as the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House, is a historic farmhouse located near Waldorf, Maryland. This two-part frame structure features a main house with a distinctive porch added in 1928. Notably, it was here that Dr. Mudd treated John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. The house has been in the Mudd family since the 1690s and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Today, it serves as a historic house museum, offering visitors a glimpse into its significant past.