Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1875

Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

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Used by George Washington as his office during the Siege of Boston 1775-1776, this room served as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's study where he wrote many of his poems and was the setting for his poem "The Children's Hour."

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  • Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1875
  • Creator: George Kendall Warren
  • Creation Date: circa 1875
  • Subject Date: circa 1875
  • Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
  • Media: Albumen print
  • Local Code: LONG 27930 (1006/015 item 63)
  • Collection: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Family Papers
  • Object Type: Image

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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