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Historic Structures Report on Ford's Theatre restoration

George Olszewski1962

Ford's Theatre

Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States

In 1960, Congress appropriated $200,000 to complete the preliminary research on Ford's Theatre necessary to begin the restoration of the building to its 1865-era appearance. George Olszewski, a National Park Historian, published this 138-page report, based heavily on the Mathew Brady photographs taken immediately after the assassination.

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