Clara Barton House, 5801 Oxford Road, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Glen Echo, Montgomery County, MD

Significance: The Clara Barton House, dating from 1892-3, is a wood frame, three story structure built originally as a warehouse and headquarters for the American Red Cross. The house is partially constructed from lumber sent first to Washington via the B & O Railroad from dismantled Red Cross emergency relief buildings in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Converted into apartments in the 1930's, the house with many of Miss Barton's original furnishings has sustained various renovations with no permanent damage to its unique character. Located seven miles from Washington, DC on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River, the house will be maintained as a national historic site.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N690
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-145
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N812
Survey number: HABS MD-300
Building/structure dates: 1892-1893 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1929-1942 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1897 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000037