The National Hotel was a hotel in Washington, D.C. It was located on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street NW.

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had it built in 1826. The hotel was sold to the city in 1929, and it was demolished in 1942. In 1857, there was an outbreak of a mysterious illness at the hotel. During the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers met there. There were many notable people who resided at the National during their years in Washington. Two prominent politicians who lived here were

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(who died at the National). John Wilkes Booth had been staying at the National Hotel, in Room 228, the night that he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Manhunt, Swanson, 2006

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Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. Demolished hotels in the United States Hotels in Washington, D.C. Buildings and structures demolished in 1942 Buildings and structures completed in 1826 1826 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1949 disestablishments in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-struct-stub