Washington, D.C.—The National Park Service (NPS) and the Ford’s Theatre Society announce Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, located at 511 10th Street, N.W., will close to the public to perform facility maintenance June 22-26, 29 and 30. The Petersen House (the House where President Abraham Lincoln died) will remain open during this time. The Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site will be open to the public for timed entry tours on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND FORD’S THEATRE SOCIETY

ANNOUNCE FORD’S THEATRE CLOSURE

JUNE 22-26, 29 AND 30

PETERSEN HOUSE TO REMAIN OPEN

Washington, D.C.—The National Park Service (NPS) and the Ford’s Theatre Society announce Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, located at 511 10th Street, N.W., will close to the public to perform facility maintenance June 22-26, 29 and 30. The Petersen House (the House where President Abraham Lincoln died) will remain open during this time. The Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site will be open to the public for timed entry tours on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28.

During this closure, visitors may visit www.nps.gov/foth and www.fords.org in order to learn about and experience Ford’s Theatre.

As a reminder all visitors two years of age and older wishing to enter Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House must present a timed entry ticket. Admission is free and, depending on the schedule, includes an interpretive or educational presentation by either the National Park Service or Ford’s Theatre Society, or a walk-through of the Theatre. Following visit to the Theatre, visitors are encouraged to proceed across the street to the Petersen House, where an NPS ranger or volunteer interpreter greets and provides an interpretive talk about the events that took place in the home where the president died on April 15, 1865.

The Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site visitor schedule will resume Wednesday, July 1, 2009.