It was modeled after the design of Baltimore's Holliday Street Theatre. Following Lincoln's assassination in , Ford briefly retained the notion of continuing to use the building as a theatre, but outcry from the American public forced him to abandon the idea. The still-unfinished building was seized in July of by order of the Secretary of War, and its interior was torn out in August of The building was subsequently converted into a three-story office building housing the Army Medical Museum and Surgeon General.
Rather than being recognized for its historical significance, the building was used for a variety of government purposes over the course of several decades. In , a section of the interior collapsed, killing 22 people, and alterations to the building, including the facade, followed in Meeting Space Details. Inside Reception Capacity: Array. Distance to Metro. Distance to Conv Center. Group Maximum. Length of Tour.
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