Ford restoration

[Anita]

   

These original items from Ford's Theater during Lincoln's time were still there when Coe Construction did the remodel 1965-1967 according to the info below.


Roof wood and nail from Ford’s Theater, where President Abraham Lincoln was shot, in Washington, D.C. Mounted on a wooden plaque made from wood from the ceiling, it also has red velvet from a seat. On the plaque is printed, “Handmade nail removed from original roof truss framing. Board removed from original roof. Velour covering removed from box and balcony rails.” The plaque measures 9 and a half by 8 at widest point. According to the auction listing, “There have only been nine of these made. This item was presented to my brother-in -law who was a banker in D.C. and lent the money for the reconstruction. The restoration was performed by COE CONSTRUCTION, INC. under a contract of $1,928,000.00 with National Park Service of the Department of the Interior, between January 1965 and November 1967.