National Register of Historic Places

Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace

Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
Listed
April 15, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000302

About this property

The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart. It is located at 223 N. Terrace St. in Atchison, Kansas, United States. The house was built in 1861 in a Gothic Revival style and is on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. There was one major addition to the home in 1873, during which the formal dining room, cook's quarters, and a back porch were added. In 1897, Amelia Earhart was born in the home, which belonged to her maternal grandfather, Alfred Gideon Otis (1827–1912), a former judge, president of the Atchison Savings Bank, and a leading citizen in Atchison. The Earhart family attended nearby Trinity Episcopal Church, where Amelia was baptized. The birthplace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and is now a museum featuring memorabilia and artifacts about Amelia Earhart. The house served as a private residence until 1984, when a local citizen, Dr. Eugene J. Bribach, contributed $100,000 to the Ninety-Nines to acquire the property. Since 1984, the building has been maintained by the Ninety-Nines, an international group of female pilots of whom Amelia was the first elected president.

Location

223 N. Terrace
Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
39.56370, -95.11464

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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1971.

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Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace is recorded as the industrial era.

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