Feb 7, 2025 · Explore the designed landscape, layered history, and rich museum collections of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.

The Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House and, until December 2010, Longfellow National Historic Site) is a historic site located at 105 Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Feb 14, 2025 · Here you can learn about the history of slavery and freedom in New England, the life of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his impact on US national identity, George Washington's stay in the house during the Siege of Boston in 1775-1776, historic preservation, LGB history, and other complex stories from over 200 years of American History.

Jun 28, 2022 · East side of the Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site can see the interior of the Longfellow House by guided tour only. Tours are typically held from Memorial Day weekend until the end of October on Fridays through Mondays.

The Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is now maintained by the National Park Service. Downstairs the house is much as it was in Longfellow’s time and offers an exceptional glimpse of intellectual life in the 19th century.

Feb 2, 2022 · The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, built in 1759, is an outstanding example of Georgian architecture. The many rooms inside contain collections that tell stories of the house's residents over a two hundred year span.

Feb 10, 2025 · Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site has long been a beacon to learners. George Washington came to Cambridge to lead an army, but ended up learning valuable lessons about New England and its people, leadership, politics, and himself.

Jan 25, 2025 · For two centuries this was a family home, but it was also a celebrated gathering place for singers and soldiers, politicians and poets. Its story encompasses America's fight for independence, the efforts to create a national identity through literature, and the endeavors by one family to preserve and share the treasures of many nations.

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry W. Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776.

Aug 28, 2013 · While the Longfellow House has long been an extraordinary piece of American history, it is also a beautiful example of New England architecture, complete with a beautiful garden in the back...