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Gene C · 12-10-2015, 07:28 PM

Old gov't office buildings (like War Dept.)?

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2015 07:32 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

Good idea, Thomas, but, sorry, neither a school nor a hospital.

(12-10-2015 07:28 PM)Gene C Wrote: Old gov't office buildings (like War Dept.)?

Very smart, too, Gene, but, sorry, no office building either.

Can you think of any other "functional" buildings?

Thomas Kearney · 12-10-2015, 07:34 PM

Is it an office building?

ReignetteC · 12-10-2015, 07:35 PM

Ok, I am way off topic, but it looks like a side view of Independence Hall.

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2015 07:37 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

I'll give another hint.
Hint #5: This was privately owned by a person (don't know if still).

(12-10-2015 07:35 PM)ReignetteC Wrote: Ok, I am way off topic, but it looks like a side view of Independence Hall.

A very good guess, Reignette, thanks for joining! I am sorry - this is not in Philadelphia!

Thomas Kearney · 12-10-2015, 07:40 PM

Was it owned by a Lincoln friend?

Gene C · 12-10-2015, 07:41 PM

An Inn, Hotel or Motel?

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2015 07:42 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

Certainly the owner was not a friend, Thomas!

(12-10-2015 07:41 PM)Gene C Wrote: An Inn, Hotel or Motel?

Yes.

RJNorton · 12-10-2015, 07:43 PM

Mrs. Anna G. Sprigg's boardinghouse in Washington?

Thomas Kearney · 12-10-2015, 07:44 PM

The hotel in Chicago where Mary Lincoln and Lizzie Keckley lived after the assassination?

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2015 07:52 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

Two further excellent guesses, thank you so much, Roger and Thomas (and everyone!), but this is neither in DC nor in Chicago.

Hint #6: This hotel is known for one single incident.

J. Beckert · 12-10-2015, 08:07 PM

The hotel Booth stayed in in Montreal?

L Verge · 12-10-2015, 08:17 PM

I'm stumped because this building does not look all that old to me. Was it really around in the Lincoln era? Those 8 over 8 window panes are unique to me. 6 over 6 was more prevalent in the 1800s, and later renovations of buildings favored 4 over 4.

Given the "brooding" clue leads me to believe that the building had a gloomy or sinister purpose?

J. Beckert · (This post was last modified: 12-10-2015 10:27 PM by J. Beckert.)

The Marshall House Hotel on King St. in Alexandria, Virginia. Site of the Civil War's first combat death.

Eva Elisabeth · 12-11-2015, 09:04 AM

Kudos, Joe - you nailed it. Well deserved. I leave the pleasure to you to adjust the score.

Laurie, good point, at least one floor was added sometime - or the building was re-built in the style of the old one. Here are both:

As for the plate on the current building, there are certainly different points of view: