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Clara Barton National Historic Site MD

Lat, Long: 38.96762882, -77.14009689

Designation: National Historic Site

Clara Barton dedicated her life and energies to help others in times of need - both home and abroad, in peacetime as well as during military emergencies. Glen Echo was her home the last 15 years of her life, and the structure illustrates her dedication and concern for those less fortunate than herself.

Weather:

Weather for the Washington, D.C. area.

Directions:

By Car: Capital Beltway (I-495), Maryland outer loop exit 40 Cabin John Parkway to Clara Barton Parkway; Virginia inner loop exit 41 Clara Barton Parkway East; follow Clara Barton Parkway to MacArthur Boulevard and Glen Echo exit, left onto MacArthur Boulevard, straight across traffic circle at Goldsboro Road, next left onto Oxford Road, end of street, parking lots on the left. By Metro: Red Line to Bethesda or Friendship Heights Station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On Bus # 29, Glen Echo stop.

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Address/Contact:

5801 Oxford Road

Glen Echo, US, 20812

Phone: 3013201400

Email: gwmp_clara_barton_nhs@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

two and half story wooden frame house with double porch and stone corner posts.side view of Clara Barton's house with Red Cross flag and American Flag.front parlor, two easy chairs, American Flag and Red Cross flag in corner behind one chair.large potbelly stove in center hallway with open view to third floorRed Cross stained glass windows in room with stored furniture.