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Environmental Assessment and Preparation of 106 for Petersen House
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The Petersen House is located on 10th Street, NW, Washington D.C., across from the Ford's Theatre. After President Abraham Lincoln was shot, he was carried across to the Petersen family boarding house where he died the following morning. The Petersen House currently allows visitors to view two rooms of the house, as well as the Death Room, before exiting out through the back porch and down a flight of stairs.
This project will complete an Environmental Assessment (EA) and NHPA Section 106 documentation that will examine the affects and impacts of each of the various alternatives as they relate to interior and exterior repairs, stabilization, and climate controls, as well as for ADA/ABAAS compliance. In addition, the EA will analyze the impacts of the proposed connection from the Petersen House to building 514, 10th Street NW (Center for Education and Leadership.