Drawing for Library, Maine Historical Society, 1903-1907
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Description
This drawing of the new library building at the Maine Historical Society was created by Alexander W. Longfellow, the nephew of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Anne Longfellow Pierce.
Anne Longfellow Pierce gave the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland to the Maine Historical Society. Her gift specified the building of a library to house the collections of the Maine Historical Society. The Research Library is located directly beside the Wadsworth-Longfellow House on Congress Street in Portland.
Other Information
- Title: Drawing for Library, Maine Historical Society, 1903-1907
- Creator: Alexander W. Longfellow
- Creation Date: circa 1907
- Subject Date: circa 1907
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: E49-OS7; b&w: Coll. 2113, W-L House Ext Photo Draw & Reproductions
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Maine Historical Society Research Library (Portland, Me.)--Architectural drawings
Maine Historical Society
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
Libraries--Maine--Portland
Longfellow, A.W. (Alexander Wadsworth), 1854-1934
Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--History--Photographs
Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
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Anne Longfellow Pierce Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Peleg Wadsworth
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