Glen Echo in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Clara Barton House

Registered National Historic Landmark

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 5, 2009

1. Clara Barton House Marker

Inscription. Clara Barton House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States.

Erected 1965 by U. S. Department of the Interior-National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Clara Barton, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 38° 58.037′ N, 77° 8.446′ W. Marker is in Glen Echo, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Oxford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Echo MD 20812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Life of Service (a few steps from this marker); A Heroine's Home (within shouting distance of this marker); “A riotous country jumble” (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hall of Philosophy (within shouting distance of this marker); Minnehaha Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Clara Barton Trail (about 400

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feet away); c. 1931 (about 600 feet away); Glen Echo Park: Protest Years 1960 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Echo.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Glen Echo Park Yurts (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Glen Echo Park’s Crystal Pool (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Changing Face of Glen Echo (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); 1921 (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Clara Barton National Historic Site. National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Form, 1964. (Submitted on February 13, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Clara Barton House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 22, 2011

2. Clara Barton House

Clara Barton image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Clara Barton

Illustration by Samuel Sartain from Woman's Work in the Civil War by L. P. Brockett M.D. and Mary C. Vaughn

Clara Barton House<br>Northeast Elevation image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress - HABS

4. Clara Barton House
Northeast Elevation

Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,057 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on February 13, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 11, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on February 13, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.