Clara Barton House - Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland
Weber S, Menz K, Pardue DR. 1983. Clara Barton House - Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland. Historic Furnishing Reports. Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service
The primary interpretive goal for the Clara Barton National Historic Site is “to tell the early story of the American Red Cross through the interpretation of the life and times of its founder-Clara Barton.” The furnishings in the house should be appropriate to the period between 1897-1904 when the building served as Clara Barton’s private residence, as well as Red Cross National Headquarters and the central Red Cross warehouse. The furniture placement should reflect the unique intermingling of domestic and business activities which characterized the house. It should reflect the lifestyle and activity which was common at “Red Cross” while the staff was in residence at Headquarters, and not absent at a disaster relief site. The rooms should give the impression that the original occupants have recently left in the midst of their work. This furnishing plan provides details and information about how the rooms should be furnished in order to interpret the life of Clara Barton.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Weber, Sandra; Menz, Katherine; Pardue, Diana
- Date of Issue
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service
- Units
- CLBA , HIST
- Keywords
- Clara Barton, Cultural Resources, diary, ehistory, furnishings, History, Preservation, Red Cross