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The Mary E. Surratt Boarding House in Washington, D.C. was the site of meetings of conspirators to kidnap and subsequently to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was operated as a boarding house by Mary Surratt from September 1864 to April 1865.
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt (1820 or May 1823 – July 7, 1865) was an American boarding house owner in Washington, D.C., who was convicted of taking part in the conspiracy which led to the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
The Surratt House Museum provides a place for visitors to reckon with the historical legacy of enslavement and the enduring struggle for racial justice. Going beyond the site’s connection to the assassination of President Lincoln, the Surratt House uses history to acknowledge our past and promote a more just future.
Built in 1852, the house served as the Surratts' home, a tavern, hostelry, post office, and polling place. During the Civil War, it was a safe house on the Confederate underground which flourished in Southern Maryland.
James O. Hall Research Center. View More. Dive into our vast collections on the Lincoln Assassination, Civil War, and more! The Grounds. View More. View our victorian herb garden, geocache, and maybe have lunch amongst the cannons...
May 11, 2024 · Experience history like never before! This historic house museum, built in 1852 as a middle-class farmhouse for the family of John and Mary Surratt, also served as a tavern and hostelry, a Post Office, and a polling place before the Civil War.
Jun 16, 2015 · Discover The Mary Surratt Boarding House in Washington, D.C.: The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
