Clara Barton House
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flyingmoose
N 38° 58.035 W 077° 08.444
18S E 314535 N 4315321
Located within Glen Echo Maryland this house is well worth the visit! And it is free!
Waymark Code: WM37BX
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2008
Views: 51
This house was built for Miss Barton in 1891 by Edward and Edwin Baltzley as part of their Glen Echo development. Their offer of land and a structure presented Miss Barton with an excellent opportunity to plan a building to meet the needs of her organization. The design closely followed hotel buildings built by the American Red Cross following the 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Clara Barton National Historic Site was established as a unit of the National Park Service in 1975. The first National Historic Site dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman, it preserves the early history of the American Red Cross and the last home of its founder. Clara Barton spent the last 15 years of her life in her Glen Echo home.
State/States the Park is located...: Maryland
Park Designation: Historic Park/Site
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
SECONDARY website.: http://www.nps.gov/archive/clba/house.htm
Are pictures included?: yes
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