James Garfield Assassination Site - Washington, D.C.

Address: 6th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

  • James Garfield assassination site at former train station in Washington
  • where James Garfield was assassinated
  • The photographs above show the site of the former Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington, D.C., which is now home to the National Gallery of Art. At approximately the location of the silver car shown in the photograph above Charles Guiteau shot President James Garfield on July 2, 1881. The President died on September 19, 1881 in Elberon, New Jersey.
  • The photographs below show the historical markers on the opposite side of the National Gallery of Art describing the assassination of President Garfield.
  • James Garfield assassination plaque in Washington
  • James Garfield assassination informational display in Washington
  • James Garfield assassination historical marker in Washington