Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office
4.6 (52)museum
4.6 (52)A preserved 1860s boarding house where Clara Barton coordinated the search for over 22,000 missing Civil War soldiers.
Description
The 7th Street NW boarding house was rediscovered during building renovations in the 1990s, uncovering the authentic spaces where Clara Barton lived and worked with her team. Today, the preserved interior retains original artifacts, documents, and historical wallpaper from the 1860s, keeping the tangible setting intact for anyone drawn to Civil War history, period urban architecture, or Red Cross ties.
