Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This room served as a parlor or drawing room for Martha Washington after she joined her husband here in December, 1775. As the most formal room in the House, the Longfellow family continued to use this room for special occasions and as a reception room for Fanny Longfellow. After her death in 1861, the room was maintained as a memorial to her.
About This Item
- Title: The parlor at the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, Cambridge, MA, ca. 2005
- Creator: David Bohl
- Creation Date: circa 2005
- Subject Date: circa 2005
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Photographic print
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Furnishings
- Longfellow House (Cambridge, Mass.)--Interiors
- Longfellow National Historic Site (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Longfellow, Fannie Appleton, 1817-1861--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Parlors
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Cambridge
- Washington, Martha, 1731-1802--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Cambridge
People
For more information about this item, contact:
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
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