Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
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Ford's Atheneum (Washington, D.C.)
Ford's Theater (Washington, D.C.)
George Christy's Opera House (Washington, D.C.)
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Sources
found: Work cat.: NUCMC data from the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. for the Washington D.C. Theater Collection, 1816-1945.
found: King, J.P. MS447, Washington D.C. Theater Collection, Historical Society of Washington D.C. Special Collections Register, Xeroxed copy, May 1999:p. 1 (George Christy's Opera house at 511 10th St. N.W. opened in 1861 but closed the next year. It was remodeled by John T. Ford in 1862 as Ford's Atheneum, which was destroyed by a fire later in the year. The rebuilt Ford's Theater opened in 1863 and was closed after Lincoln's assassination in 1863. The building partially collapsed in 1893 but was rebuilt as the Lincoln Museum. It was restored to its 1865 appearance in the 1960s.)
found: Olszewski. G.J. Restoration of Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., 1963.
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2002-09-16: new
2002-10-25: revised
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