Clara Barton House
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flyingmoose
N 38° 58.150 W 077° 08.373
18S E 314643 N 4315532
Located in front of a shopping center by the roundabout along MacArthur Blvd.
Waymark Code: WMDF1
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2006
Views: 261
Marker Text:
Early headquarters of the American Red Cross and home of Clara Barton, founder and First President, who lived here until her death in 1912. Located just south of this marker, the house had an unusual interior of Steamboat Gothic design with railed galleries and a suspended captain's room.
Erected 1964 by the Montgomery County Historical Society and the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage.
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Montgomery County
Location (required): Glen Echo
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