Petersen House, where Lincoln died, and associated ghost lore

The Petersen House, the boarding house across from Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln was carried after he was shot and where he died on April 15, 1865, is a National Park Service site open to the public. Staff and visitors have occasionally reported strange sensations and anecdotal sightings tied to Lincoln's death; such reports are treated as folklore and are not verified historical facts. The house contains the room where Lincoln died and related historical artifacts connected to the assassination and deathbed events.