Wadsworth-Longfellow House - Portland, ME
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Wadsworth-Longfellow House was the home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is located at 489 Congress St, Portland, ME
Waymark Code: WM10VH8
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2019
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The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula and the childhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It was built by General Peleg Wadsworth in 1785-1786. His son, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was born nearby at the home of an aunt in 1807 and moved into this house when he was eight months old. Here he spent the next 35 years of his life.
A sign in front of the building is inscribed:
WADSWORTH-LONGFELLOW HOUSE
built 1785 - 1786
Open May through October for guided tours.
Built by Peleg Wadsworth in 1785-1786, this is the boyhood home of
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Three generations of the Wadsworth and
Longfellow families lived in the home until 1901, when Anne Longfellow
Pierce, the port's sister, bequeathed the residence to the Maine
Historical Society.
Wadsworth-Longfellow House is one of America's earliest house
museums. On December 29, 1962 it was designated a National
Historic Landmark.
For more information and tour tickets, please visit
the Maine Historical Society museum Store
489 Congress Street.
www.mainehistory.org
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Visit Instructions:
Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.