The Clara Barton House
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The Clara Barton House Early headquarters of the American Red Cross and home of Clara Barton, founder and first president, who lived here until her death in 1912. Located just south of this marker, the house has an unusual interior of steamboat gothic design with railed galleries and a suspended Captain's room.
Erected 1964 by the Montgomery County Historical Society and the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage.
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