Washington, D.C., United States
Mary E. Surratt Boarding House
Washington, D.C., United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Mary E. Surratt Boarding House is a brick townhouse in Washington, D.C., built in 1843 in a blend of Federal, Greek Revival, and vernacular architectural styles. Listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places, it is best known as the site where conspirators met to plan first the kidnapping and then the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Mary Surratt operated it as a boarding house from September 1864 to April 1865.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- townhouse
- Materials
- brick, metal
- Heritage
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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Location