Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The front hallway of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland in about 1900. Peleg Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War general, built the brick home for his family.
His daughter Zilpah married Stephen Longfellow and they raised their family, including son Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the home.
About This Item
- Title: Wadsworth-Longfellow House front hallway, Portland, ca. 1900
- Creator: Weekes Manufacturing Co., Boston
- Creation Date: circa 1905
- Subject Date: circa 1905
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Lantern slide
- Dimensions: 8 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4025, 01.05
- Collection: Ernest R. Rowe photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--Interiors--Photographs
People
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Longfellow, Zilpah Wadsworth
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow
- Wadsworth, Peleg
- Wadsworth, Peleg
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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