Mansion House Hospital
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The Mansion House Hotel served as a hospital during the occupation of Alexandria, Virginia by Union forces, during the Civil War
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Location within Alexandria, Virginia
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| Type | Hotel |
| Address | 121 N. Fairfax Street |
| Town or city | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°48′19″N 77°2′32″W / 38.80528°N 77.04222°WCoordinates: 38°48′19″N 77°2′32″W / 38.80528°N 77.04222°W |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Renovated | 1906 |
| Demolished | 1970s |
Mansion House Hospital, was a Union hospital, during the American Civil War, formed after Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, and the seizure of the Mansion House Hotel.
The owners of the hotel built it in front of their luxurious home, the Carlyle House—the "mansion" in the hotel's name.
The hospital was the largest Union hospital in the region, with 500 beds. Most of the former hospital complex was torn down in the 1970s, when the State of Virginia wanted to build a park to surround and better highlight the Carlyle House mansion.
In 2016 PBS broadcast a miniseries, Mercy Street, set in the hospital.
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