Drawing Together: The Longfellows' Cultural Legacy


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1875

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1875
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Used by George Washington as his office during the Siege of Boston 1775-1776, this room served as Longfellow's study where he wrote many of his poems.

It also was the setting for his poem "The Children's Hour."

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