About Lizzie Borden House
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were killed inside their Fall River home at 230 Second Street. The brutal double homicide, the arrest of Andrew’s daughter Lizzie, and her later acquittal created a crime story that has survived for well over a century without producing a universally accepted answer to the most basic question: who did it?
The house itself became part of the evidence. Rooms, doors, stairways, sightlines, and the timing of movements through the building were discussed in testimony and newspapers. Lizzie Borden was tried in 1893 and found not guilty. No one else was convicted of the murders, leaving the case permanently open to argument.
Today the building operates as the Lizzie Borden House, offering historical tours and overnight lodging. That gives visitors an unusually direct encounter with a famous crime scene. The exterior remains recognizable, while the interior experience focuses heavily on the events, people, and evidence associated with the case.
Because this is an operating ticketed attraction and lodging property, visitors should use the official website for current tour schedules, reservations, and access rules. The enduring oddity is not a legend that needs embellishment. A notorious nineteenth-century murder scene is still standing, still visitable, and still attached to a mystery that was never legally solved.