Lincoln Museums/Attractions

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1865 Court Room:

FORT MCNAIR, Washington, D.C. - Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall announces the
next quarterly Public Open Houses of Grant Hall's historic third-floor
courtroom, located on the Fort McNair side of the Joint Base in southwest
Washington D.C. from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. The
courtroom is the site of the military tribunal, held from May through June
1865, of those thought responsible for the plot to assassinate President
Abraham Lincoln.

During a calendar year, the months of the scheduled open houses are
February, May, August and November. The first Saturday and subsequent dates
for the Grant Hall Public Open Houses are: Nov. 7 in 2015 and Feb. 6
(weather depending - will close for snow, so check JBM-HH Facebook), May 7,
Aug. 6 and Nov. 5 in 2016.