Ford restoration

[Rhatkinson]

Dave has put up another excellent post about the reconstruction of Ford's. I thought it deserved a post on here as well.
(http://boothiebarn.com/2013/08/25/recons...ment-4278)

It is sad that no authentic flooring or walls of the buildings where Lincoln lived (the White House) and was killed (ultimately) remain due to those buildings being totally rebuilt on the inside in the 20th century. Do any of you DC historians (Jim or Betty?) know if any of the flooring was saved when the White House was rebuilt under Truman?

I did not realize that the east (alley) wall was not original. I wonder if any of the relics mentioned in the report that were taken when the government first began to remodel the theater in the 1860's are known. I've never heard of any other than the door, sofa, Washington print, and flag.

Heath

ps, here's a picture that I took at Ford's this April from the vantage of Brady after the assassination.