Sale 96 Lot 861  

WALTER PARIS (American, 1842-1906). SEWARD HOUSE ON LAFAYETTE SQUARE, WASHINGTON, DC, signed and dated 1894 lower left. Watercolor - Framed, sight: 7 in. x 9 1/4 in.
Estimate $500-700


The house was the site where Secretary of State William Seward was nearly killed by one of the Lincoln conspirators in 1865.

Thank you to Washington, DC historian and author, Peter Penczer for his expertise in researching this painting.

Sold for $4,500

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