The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. Future Vice-President John C. Breckinridge, a friend of the Lincoln family, once rented this house in 1852. In 1865, it served as a boarding house. It has served as a museum since the 1930s.Lincoln assassinationOn the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were attending a performance of Our American Cousin when
The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. Future Vice-President John C. Breckinridge, a friend of the Lincoln family, once rented this house in 1852. In 1865, it served as a boarding house. It has served as a museum since the 1930s.Lincoln assassinationOn the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd were attending a performance of Our American Cousin when
