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two and half story wooden frame house with double porch and stone corner posts. Photo: NPS Photo

Clara Barton National Historic Site

National Historic Site · Maryland

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.

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  • LocationGlen Echo, MD
  • Entrance No fee listed
  • HoursToday: 1:00PM - 5:00PM
  • Weather now79°F Light rain shower
  • Alerts 1 active alert

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.

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  • Civil War
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  • Wars and Conflicts
  • Women's History
side view of Clara Barton's house with Red Cross flag and American Flag.
Clara Barton National HIstoric Site — NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas

Alerts (1)

Park ClosureTemporary Closure of Right Lane of Clara Barton Parkway Temporary Closure of the Clara Barton Parkway Right Lane at Site 17, wooded areas between C&O Canal and Lock 10 parking… Read more

Temporary Closure of the Clara Barton Parkway Right Lane at Site 17, wooded areas between C&O Canal and Lock 10 parking lot, north to Lock 14, required to address ongoing safety concerns from DC Water emergency sanitary sewer overflow & bypass and pipe repair operations. Click on "More" below for specifica details on the closure.

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Hours

Today: 1:00PM - 5:00PM · Clara Barton National Historic Site

Hours details
  • Clara Barton National Historic SiteToday: 1:00PM - 5:00PM

    The unfurnished first floor of the Clara Barton National Historic Site is open for public visitation Fridays and Saturdays by guided tours at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00 pm. Closed Sun. Dec. 25 & Sun. Jan. 1

    MondayClosed
    TuesdayClosed
    WednesdayClosed
    ThursdayClosed
    Friday1:00PM - 5:00PM
    Saturday1:00PM - 5:00PM
    SundayClosed

Entrance fees

No entrance fees listed.

Address

5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, MD 20812

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Weather & conditions

79°F
Light rain shower · feels like 85°
  • Today 89° 63°
    Overcast
    57% rain
  • Tomorrow 69° 55°
    Light rain shower
    87% rain
  • Sunday 64° 62°
    Light rain shower
    92% rain

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Photos

  • front parlor, two easy chairs, American Flag and Red Cross flag in corner behind one chair.
    Front Parlor, Clara Barton's favorite chair in front of flags. — NPS/Photo
  • large potbelly stove in center hallway with open view to third floor
  • Red Cross stained glass windows in room with stored furniture.

Getting There

5801 Oxford Road
Glen Echo, MD 20812

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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Mailing address: 700 George Washington Memorial Parkway Headquarters, McLean, VA 22101

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