glenn ecowas founded by tim geithner is -- glenn at go, maryland -- glenn at echo, maryland. glen echo was founded by an brothers. -- 20 brothers. they bought 516 acres of land. their idea was that it could be a vacation retreat for people that lived in washington city during the year and wanted to get away from the city in the summer. you could enjoy the woods, they were lovely. the potomac river down the hill from this house today. once these brothers built glen echo, they advertised in magazines, in newspapers. they tried to bring attention to this new place on the map they thought of famous people that might come here and bring prestige and bring notice clara barton was famous for her civil war work of 30 years before this. she was known as the angel of the battlefield and she was known for the american red cross. they offered to give for this land for free and to build her a building for free if she would come to glen echo and make this a center for her organization. it was an attractive opportunity to have a big building that would serve the american red cross. it was w