Clara Barton National Historic Site

Name: Clara Barton National Historic Site
Address: 5801 Oxford Rd, Glen Echo, MD, 20812, US
Telephone: 301-320-1400

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Barton lived here while the house was the headquarters and warehouse for the American Red Cross. The house conveys sense of dedication to serving others. Part of Maryland's 2020 Year of the Woman.

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Location

5801 Oxford Rd

Glen Echo, MD
20812

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Local Phone: 301-320-1400

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October 21, 2019

Parisfan072

An American History Highlight!

When Clara Barton finally began to slow down after a life of labor, she "retired" to the house we see today. The site was originally part of the local Chautauqua facility. The house was built with...

August 21, 2019

therivethatwassud

Get to the suburbs and visit!

My kids (12 and 9) and I visited on a day off from school in April. While the house is unfurnished, the ranger did a great job giving the tour for both kids and adults. Many historic sites are about...

June 17, 2019

mvidro

Learn about an American woman who made it in a man's world

This has been on my list for a while. As it recently re-opened to limited tours in Nov 2018 (afternoons on Friday and Saturday), we stopped. Tours (currently free under the National Park Service...