Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
Description
Anne Longfellow Pierce in her home on Congress Street in Portland in about 1896.
Pierce, the daughter of Zilpah Wadsworth and Stephen Longfellow, lived in the family home most of her life. Her husband, George Washington Pierce, died in 1835 after they had been married three years.
Her grandfather, Peleg Wadsworth, built the brick home in 1785-1786 on what was then known as Back Street.
About This Item
- Title: Anne Longfellow Pierce, Portland, ca. 1896
- Creation Date: circa 1896
- Subject Date: circa 1896
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Cyanotype
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)
- Longfellow family
- Pierce family
- Older women--Maine--Portland
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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