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Description
The house is model of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, which was built in 1785-86 by Peleg Wadsworth and later the home of Wadsworth's daughter Zilpah and her husband, Stephen Longfellow, and their children.
On the front of the model to the right of the door is a lithographed plaque that reads, "Longfellow House."
About This Item
- Title: Wadsworth-Longfellow replica house, Portland, ca. 1905
- Creator: Bennett Manufacturing Co.,
- Creation Date: circa 1905
- Subject Date: circa 1905
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Wood, metal, paint, paper
- Dimensions: 14.6 cm x 15.6 cm x 12.4 cm
- Local Code: 2002.209
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Me.)
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Maine Historical Society (Portland, Me.)
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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