In Glen Echo, Maryland, this nine-acre site preserves the former home of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, where she lived from 1897 until her death in 1912 and where the organization also maintained an early headquarters. Established in 1974 as the first national historic site dedicated to a woman’s accomplishments, it connects Barton’s final years with the Red Cross’s formative work. The house itself grew from disaster relief, using lumber salvaged after the 1889 Johnstown flood. Its unusual, practical design reflected both domestic and organizational use, and later restoration preserved key rooms tied to Barton and the early Red Cross.

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