The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a historic building and museum that was the birthplace of aviator

Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; July 24, 1897 – January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her li ...

. It is located at 223 N. Terrace St. in

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, United States. The house was built in 1861 in a

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style and is on a bluff overlooking the

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. 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

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. The birthplace was added to the

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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

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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."The Yellow Brick Road Trip."
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Amelia Earhart Museum
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Birthplace The place of birth (POB) or birthplace is the place where a person was born. This place is often used in legal documents, together with name and date of birth, to uniquely identify a person. Practice regarding whether this place should be a cou ...

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Museums established in 1984 Museums in Atchison County, Kansas Women's museums in the United States Houses in Atchison County, Kansas Earhart

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National Register of Historic Places in Atchison County, Kansas 1984 establishments in Kansas Historic house museums in Kansas

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