Longfellow National Historic Site

  • 105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA, 02138
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+1 617 876 4491

Website:

www.nps.gov

Built in 1759, the house served as George Washington's headquarters (1775-1776), and home to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1837-1882). During the nineteenth century, it was a gathering place for artists and writers, and today ... more on GoCityKids

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The tours cost $3 but are free with any NPS pass. more on Epinions.com

Just past the seminary is a lone yellow Georgian house with a small but very well-kept yard. more on Epinions.com

If they can't do so off of the top of their head, each room has a large looseleaf binder filled with information and photographs solely about the items in that room. more on Epinions.com

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The tours are definitely worthwhile. Our guide read us relevant passages from Longfellow poems and taught us about the ... more on TripAdvisor

So glad I found out about The Longfellow House on Tripadvisor. I had visited Boston many times and never knew it existed. It didn't take long to walk to it from Harvard Square and I am so glad I went. ... more on TripAdvisor

Longfellow was a cultural Titan of the 19th century, the only American poet honored in Westminster Abbey and a creator of iconic images in verse. In this home for forty years he entertained Dickens, H ... more on TripAdvisor

This was my second trip to the Longfellow house just a few blocks from Harvard Square.  This is a great tour and a home brimming with history (it was George Washington's headquarters during a portion ... more on TripAdvisor

This was my second trip to the Longfellow house just a few blocks from Harvard Square.  This is a great tour and a home brimming with history (it was George Washington's headquarters during a portion ... more on TripAdvisor

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Harvard Square is a bustling busy section of Cambridge filled with commerce and people. It's energizing, it's fun, but it is not relaxing. If you take a short walk down Brattle Street toward the East, pretty soon you'll feel the years ... more on Epinions.com

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