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The Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is a historic site located at 105 Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was the home of noted American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for almost 50 years, and it had previously served as the headquarters of General George Washington.
Oct 17, 2004 · By Natalie Rothstein. He was a young 30-year-old professor about to start his teaching career at Harvard. So it was that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow knocked at the door of 105 Brattle Street in Cambridge, MA to see the widow Craigie about a room to rent. The year was 1837. Longfellow became a boarder in the house that he would eventually own and ...
March 24, 1882. Place of Burial: Cambridge, MA. Cemetery Name: Mount Auburn Cemetery. The leading poet of the Victorian era, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) contributed to the development of a distinctly American literature. Among his most significant works are "A Psalm of Life" (1839), "The Village Blacksmith" (1842), "Paul Revere's ...
Dec 2, 2002 · Henry W. Longfellow, photographed by Mathew Brady, 1859. Life and Fame. Longfellow's benign poetic temperament owes much to his full and fortunate life. Born in Portland in 1807, when that bustling port city was still part of Massachusetts, Longfellow came from an old, established family of lawyers, judges, and generals.
Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry W. Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776.
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry W. Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776. In addition to its rich history, the site offers unique ...
Nov 2, 2021 · Henry Longfellow Collections Highlight Among the multiple inkwells on Henry W. Longfellow’s study desk is the one pictured here. Made of green and white porcelain with floral and gilt decoration, the inkwell features an ingenious adjustable ceramic block that when lowered into the ink reservoir via the brass screw-top mechanism, raises the level of ink in the dipping portion.
