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Description
The "Den" in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland, Maine. In the middle of the twentieth century, this room became known as "The Rainy Day Room" because it is where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "The Rainy Day."
From 1853 to 1901 this room served as the summer dining room for Henry's sister, Anne Longfellow Pierce. This building was home to the Wadsworth and Longfellow families. It is now part of the Maine Historical Society.
About This Item
- Title: Summer dining room, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1902
- Creation Date: circa 1902
- Subject Date: circa 1902
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 2113, Box 2/5?
- Collection: Wadsworth-Longfellow House image collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland--Photographs
- Maine Historical Society (Portland, Me.)
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-18
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--Interiors--Photographs
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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"Rainy Day" desk, Wadsworth-Longfellow house, Portland, ca. 1920
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