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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"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.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/clba/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=38.9685&b_tl_lng=-77.1407&b_br_lat=38.9663&b_br_lng=-77.1392","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Clara%20Barton%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/clba/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C8477E7-1DD8-B71B-0BF1DE30138186A7.jpg","title":"Clara Barton National Historic Site Front View","alt":"two and half story wooden frame house with double porch and stone corner posts.","caption":"Clara Barton National Historic Site","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C84793C-1DD8-B71B-0B1AE285290AA295.jpg","title":"Clara Barton National Historic Site West Side","alt":"side view of Clara Barton's house with Red Cross flag and American Flag.","caption":"Clara Barton National HIstoric Site","credit":"NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C847A89-1DD8-B71B-0BE6EE3B706DCEA8.jpg","title":"Front Parlor","alt":"front parlor, two easy chairs, American Flag and Red Cross flag in corner behind one chair.","caption":"Front Parlor, Clara Barton's favorite chair in front of flags.","credit":"NPS/Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C847CC8-1DD8-B71B-0B60E21DD3938F0A.jpg","title":"Main Hallway","alt":"large potbelly stove in center hallway with open view to third floor","caption":"Main Hallway in Clara Barton's home.","credit":"NPS/Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C847E4B-1DD8-B71B-0BFC51CA50D5B973.jpg","title":"Red Cross Windows","alt":"Red Cross stained glass windows in room with stored furniture.","caption":"Red Cross windows in the third floor storage room.","credit":"NPS Photo/Bruce Douglas","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Guided Tours","Museum Exhibits"],"topics":["Social Movements","Tragic Events","Wars and Conflicts","Civil War","Women's History"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Clara Barton National Historic Site","description":"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.\nClosed Sun. Dec. 25 & Sun. 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By Metro: Red Line to Bethesda or Friendship Heights Station, transfer to Montgomery County Ride-On Bus # 29, Glen Echo stop.","weatherInfo":"Weather for the Washington, D.C. area.","contacts":{"phone":"3013201400","email":"gwmp_clara_barton_nhs@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"glen-echo-park","km":0},{"slug":"george-washington-memorial-parkway","km":1},{"slug":"rock-creek-park","km":8},{"slug":"chesapeake-and-ohio-canal-national-historical-park","km":10},{"slug":"civil-war-defenses-of-washington","km":10},{"slug":"great-falls-park","km":10}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=clba"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.610Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Park Closure","title":"Temporary Closure of Right Lane of Clara Barton Parkway","text":"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.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/management/record-of-determination-for-temporary-closure-of-the-clara-barton-parkway-right-lane-at-site-17.htm","updated":"2026-05-06 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-F04510E6-000E-4A47-99AF-8FB970834A97"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/clara-barton-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/clara-barton-national-historic-site.geojson"}