Keywords: Longfellow Historic Garden (Portland, Me.)
Item 12035
Children's Gate, Longfellow Garden, Portland, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide
Item 100185
Longfellow Garden Club tree planting, Portland, 1957
Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: 1957 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 149157
Longfellow House preliminary site plan, Portland, 1926-1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926–1990 Location: Portland Client: Maine Historical Society Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 111467
Maine Historical Society presentation drawing, Portland, ca. 2015
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 2015 Location: Portland Client: Maine Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
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