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Longfellow National Historic Site          

courtesy of the National Park Service

Contact Information:
Longfellow National Historic Site    
105 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-4491
http://www.nps.gov/long/

Size: 2 acres. 

Location: Longfellow National Historic Site is located on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Description: Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow lived here from 1837 to 1882 while teaching at Harvard. Years earlier, George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the newly-formed Continental Army, headquartered and planned the Siege of Boston here (July, 1775 and April, 1776).

 

Longfellow National Historic Site   
courtesy of the National Park Service

Activities: Ranger-led tours of the historic house. 

Operating Hours: The Longfellow House is open during the summer season beginning in June. The grounds and gardens are open year round.

History
:
Authorized on October 9, 1972. 

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