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Description
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland is shown in a photograph taken about 1900.
This house served as home for the Wadsworth and Longfellow families, including Peleg Wadsworth (1748-1829), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), and Anne Longfellow Pierce (1810-1901).
Anne Longfellow Pierce donated it to the Maine Historical Society to preserve the memory of her brother Henry, a noted poet.
About This Item
- Title: Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2113, Box 1/8
- Collection: Wadsworth-Longfellow House image collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Maine Historical Society--History
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--History
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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