Walt Whitman House
- Address: 328 Dr Martin Luther King Blvd (Mickle St)
- Vicinity: S 3rd St
- Neighborhood of Lanning Square, Camden in Camden, NJ
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1884/00/00 | Walt Whitman | Home | Walt Whitman uses the royalties from "Leaves of Grass" to buy a newly built residence for less than $2000 at 328 Mickle Street in Camden. | Leaves of Grass (book) | ||
1888/00/00 | Thomas Eakins | Guest | Talcott Williams brings Thomas Eakins to Camden to meet Walt Whitman. Whitman finds the artist's lack of social graces refreshing and offers to sit for him. "Mr Eakins, the portrait painter, of Philadelphia, is going to have a whack at me." WW | |||
1892/03/26 | Walt Whitman | Died | After suffering in poor health for many ears, Walt Whitman dies at home of pulmonary emphysema or bronchial pneumonia. | Death of Walt Whitman | ||
1892/03/27 | Dr Henry Ware Cattell | Pathologist | Dr Henry Cattell's autopsy reveals Whitman's left lung had collapsed, and the right was substantially damaged. The heart is surrounded by abscesses with about 2.5 quarts of fluid. Dr Cattell removes Whitman's brain takes it back to his lab. | Death of Walt Whitman | ||
1892/03/28 | Thomas Eakins | Artist | Thomas Eakins and protege, Samuel Murray, make Walt Whitman's death mask and a plaster cast of the poet's hand. At least three death masks survive, including one at the Princeton University Library. | Walt Whitman Death Mask (sculpture) | Death of Walt Whitman | |
1892/03/30 | Walt Whitman | In Memoriam | The funeral for Walt Whitman is held in the parlor of his Mickle Street home in Camden, NJ. From 11 am until 2 pm, at least 1000 mourners pay their respects during the viewing. | Death of Walt Whitman |
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Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Literature |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Owner | State |
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Activity Category | Tour |
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