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The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 AM – 5 PM for walk-ins. Guided tours are available on Fridays and Saturdays at 12 PM and 3 PM.

All other times, the Museum will be open only to groups of 10+. Click here to reserve a group tour.

Opens at 11:00 AM
Last Admission at 4:30 PM

PHONE:
(202) 824-0613

LOCATION:
437 7th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
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The preserved rooms are accessible by both stairs and elevator.

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Upcoming Events

Walking Tour: Clara Barton’s Washington
June 28 @ 1:00 pm

Join us as we step back into Civil War Washington, DC through the eyes of Clara Barton. On Saturdays at 1PM, Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum docents will guide guests through the neighborhood that Clara Barton lived in during the Civil War. Beginning at 437 7th Street NW, the boarding house […]

CLOSED
July 4

The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office will be CLOSED on July 4, 2025 in celebration of Independence Day. We will reopen the following day, July 5.

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For anyone interested in American history, or simply the story of an amazing human being, this place is a must-see when you are in DC.
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Unscripted Tours Adds Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum to Historic DC Lineup

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Unscripted Tours are excited to announce the addition of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum to the tour group’s highly popular historical tours. The Museum joins a unique lineup of off-the-beaten path sites in the group’s new Hidden Downtown DC tour. Future tours may focus on Washington, D.C.-sites related to the […]

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Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum Welcomes New Site Administrator

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is excited to announce that Madeleine Thompson has joined the team as Site Administrator of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in Washington, D.C. The historic site includes the boarding house rooms in which Barton collected supplies for soldiers during the Civil War and […]

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