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Description

This is a color platinum photograph of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland.

Peleg Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War veteran, built the house on land he purchased in 1784 on what was then Back Street. He built the brick home in 1785-1786. Peleg and Elizabeth Wadsworth raised their 10 children in the house. Their daughter Zilpah married Stephen Longfellow in 1804 and they lived in the house. Their son, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, grew up there.

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About This Item

• Title: Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1880
• Creator: Lamson Studio
• Creation Date: circa 1880
• Subject Date: circa 1880
• Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 9 cm x 12 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 2113, Box 1/8
• Collection: Wadsworth-Longfellow House image collection
• Object Type: Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Historic buildings--Maine--Portland.
• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
• 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
• Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Me.)--Photographs
• Wadsworth-Longfellow House--Exteriors

People

• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
• Pierce, Anne Longfellow
• Wadsworth, Peleg

Other Keywords

• Photographs.
• Wadsworth Longfellow House (Me.)

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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