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Petersen House Front Parlor after 1959 Restoration
Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Servicecirca 1959
Ford's Theatre
Washington, D.C., United States
The Petersen House underwent three renovations between 1932 and 1959. Initially five women’s patriotic organizations modeled their plans on examples of Civil War-era middle-class homes. The Department of Interior intervened in 1944-1945 and 1958-1959 to make the house more historically accurate.
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- Title: Petersen House Front Parlor after 1959 Restoration
- Creator: Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service
- Date Created: circa 1959
- Original Source: Library of Congress, HABS DC,WASH,505--3
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