The Surratt House, aka Mary Surratt House, is a historic house museum which is named for Mary Surratt who was hanged in 1865 for her part in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. The original 2-story wooden house was built in 1852 and many additions were made over the next decades. After Mary Surratt’s death the house was confiscated by the federal government and opened to the public as a museum in 1975. Visiting the Surratt House is a must for anyone interested in political history of the Lincoln era. The Museum site includes the original house and the Surratt Tavern, both of which are dedicated to showcasing 19th century Maryland life and all the conspiracies which surrounded the death of Abe Lincoln.
Surratt House Museum, 9118 Brandywine Rd, Clinton, MD 20735, Phone: 301-868-1121