National Historic Landmark · National Historic Site · Glen Echo, Maryland

Clara Barton National Historic Site

National Historic Site of the United States in Glen Echo, Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966
American Red Cross (ARC) arrives in Johnstown, Clara Barton National Historic Park, 1889. (6b5b6612444240bebb04331d820865a6)American Red Cross (ARC) through the years, Clara Barton National Historic Park, 1893. (01099cfb476a483c8d6b99987c264f48)CBarton-NHSCBcolorizedhouse
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Clara Barton National Historic Site

The Clara Barton National Historic Site, which includes the Clara Barton House, was established in 1974 to interpret the life of Clara Barton (1821–1912), an American pioneer teacher, nurse, and humanitarian who was the founder of the American Red Cross. The site is located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., in Glen Echo, Maryland.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address5801 Oxford Rd., Glen Echo, MD
CountyMontgomery County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000037
Type of placeNational Historic Site, house
Visitors per year7,204
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address5801 Oxford Rd., Glen Echo, MD
Websitenps.gov/clba/index.htm ↗
Coordinates38.96714, -77.14055 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitClara Barton National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCarderock Recreation Area Pavilion 3 mi · Marsden Tract Group Campsite 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000037. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.