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Amelia Earhart Birthplace

Earhart, Amelia, Birthplace
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Amelia Earhart Birthplace is located in Kansas
Amelia Earhart Birthplace
Amelia Earhart Birthplace is located in the US
Amelia Earhart Birthplace
Location 223 N. Terrace, Atchison, Kansas
Coordinates 39°33′50″N 95°06′52″W / 39.563758°N 95.114486°W / 39.563758; -95.114486Coordinates: 39°33′50″N 95°06′52″W / 39.563758°N 95.114486°W / 39.563758; -95.114486
Built 1861
NRHP Reference # 71000302
Added to NRHP April 16, 1971

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 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. In 1897 Amelia Earhart was born in a 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 Earharts 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.


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