The Surratt Courier

[Lincoln Wonk]

How I wish that restoration could include reproducing the long wing and the front porch that was on the house at the time of Booth's visit - and was still on the house until the 1970s. It was a very impressive structure at that time. Today, It looks like the last piece of "flesh" is waiting to be picked off by the buzzards.

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I wish every building could be restored as well beautifully as Surratt House or Ford's Theatre or Dr. Mudd's house. Government backing or historical commission support would be best, but a private investment in a historic tavern or restaurant might pay for itself with the anticipated heritage-tourism wave coming when the baby boomers start retiring en masse.