The Petersen House, where Lincoln died, will close for six months in December

Washington’s Petersen House, where Abraham Lincoln died after being shot in Ford’s Theatre, will close Dec. 25 for six months of historic preservation work and upgrades, the National Park Service and the Ford’s Theatre Society said Tuesday.

The project will replace the existing fire suppression system, update historic furnishings and wallpaper, and perform general preservation and maintenance, the groups said in a statement.

The closure will not affect Ford’s Theatre, the Ford’s Theatre Museum, or the Aftermath Exhibits in the Center for Education and Leadership, adjacent to the house.

The house, one of the most popular tourist sites in the city, is expected to reopen in June, 2018.

After Lincoln was shot by actor and southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, he was carried across Tenth Street to the Petersen boardinghouse. He died in the back bedroom at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865.

The park service and the society jointly operate the sites.

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