Unable to reup in the theater in the aftermath of the tragedy and there was public outrage at the thought of continuing it as a theater. So they would basically be forced to sell the building to the War Department under stanton , who we have to thank otherwise the building would have been lost to history. For many years, the War Department utilized the theater as a Storage Facility for its war records. It wasnt until the latter part of the 19th century, early 20th century, that it became under the office of public buildings and grounds. When the National Park service acquire the structure, that is the year the agency went from just nature parks over to historical, cultural sites under franklin roosevelt. For many years, it was in area of the theater, a Lincoln Museum covering artifacts of lincolns life, his legacy. In the 1960s from 196419 68 it was restored back to its 1865 appearances you see it today. The official first play reopened on lincolns birthday, february 12, 1968. As you a
In the course of my career and all the interaction i have had with various historians and other scholars who i see come and go, as well as the controversy it comradeship i have daily with fellow rangers. I want to cover the history of fords theater, sort of a general history, and work my way into the assassination. A little bit about the historical background of the theater. The theater was created in 1860, 1861, from what was originally a Baptist Church built on the Current Location on 511 10th street in 1833. The ford brothers were originally from maryland baltimore, where they ran three or four other theaters as well as an opera house. The theater, when it opened at the outset of president lincolns term in office, it had a shortlived life. Following the assassination of president lincoln, the ford brothers were unable to reopen the theater in the aftermath of the tragedy. There was public outrage of it at any thought of trying to continue it a theater given what has happened. They w
Can say this is the definitive site in the federal city and the one site i have really enjoyed in the course of my career and all the interaction i have had with various historians and other scholars who i see come and go, as well as the comradeship i have daily with fellow rangers. I want to cover the history of fords theatre, sort of a general history, and work my way into the assassination. A little bit about the historical background of the theatre. The theatre was created in 1860, 1861, from what was originally a Baptist Church built on the Current Location on 511 10th street in 1833. The ford brothers were originally from maryland baltimore, where they ran three or four other theatres as well as an opera house. The theatre, when it opened at the outset of president lincolns term in office, it had a shortlived life. Following the assassination of president lincoln, the ford brothers were unable to reopen the theatre in the aftermath of the tragedy. There was public outrage at any