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Walt Whitman and the Patent Office Building, Civil War
Used as a hospital during the Civil War, the Patent Office Building (now home to the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum) holds a rich history -- Walt Whitman spent time there with soldiers recovering from their wounds. Filmed in April 2012.
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By National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionUsed as a hospital during the Civil War, the Patent Office Building (now home to the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum) holds a rich history -- Walt Whitman spent time there with soldiers recovering from their wounds. Filmed in April 2012.