Lincoln Discussion Symposium

Where exactly in Madison Square, Washington was the site of the house were the Seward attack took place?

And does the National Hotel still exist?

I can't answer the first one, but here's the answer to your second question on the National.

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Rob

Seward's house was located at 17 Madison Place on Lafayette Square.

Here's a link which has an interactive map.

http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/insi...ubjectID=4

Anyone interested in the history of Washington, D.C. should subscribe to this free Streets of Washington website cited by Rob. Members of the Surratt Society will be receiving their October newsletter in a week or so, and there is a lengthy article on the history of Willard's Hotel that Mr. John DeFerrari, manager of the website, kindly permitted us to reprint.

P.S. Betty O. will have an important article in that issue also. And, Linda has done extensive research on the Seward's home on Lafayette Square, which has a rich history. Right now, the floor plans are elusive, but Linda is a terrific history sleuth.

Thanks, Laurie. I have some more leads about the floor plans which I am pursuing.