Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland was home to the Peleg Wadsworth family and later to the Stephen and Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow family. It was the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet.
Anne Longfellow Pierce, the poet's sister, gave the building to the Maine Historical Society in 1901.
About This Item
- Title: Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide
- Dimensions: 8 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4025, 01.01
- Collection: Ernest R. Rowe photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Maine Historical Society (Portland, Me.)
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--Photographs
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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Wadsworth-Longfellow house, Portland, ca. 1880
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