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Description
The sitting room of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland as it appeared in 1902. Located on the first floor, southeast.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, grew up in the home. His sister, Ann Longfellow Pierce (1810-1901), lived there until her death and gave the house to the Maine Historical Society to preserve the memory of her brother.
About This Item
- Title: Sitting room, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, 1902
- Creator: Lamson studio
- Creation Date: 1902
- Subject Date: 1902
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 200, Box 1/10
- Collection: Wadsworth family glass plate negatives
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dwellings--Maine--Portland
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Living rooms--Maine--Portland
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Maine Historical Society
- Pierce, Ann Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--Interiors
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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