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Description

Alexander W. Longfellow Jr. drew these plans, "scheme 2," for the new Maine Historical Society headquarters on Congress Street in Portland, adjacent to the Wadsworth-Longfellow House.

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.

Alexander W. Longfellow Jr. was the nephew of Anne Longfellow Pierce and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet.

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About This Item

• Title: Drawing for Maine Historical Society headquarters, ca. 1902
• Creator: Alexander W. Longfellow Jr.
• Creation Date: circa 1902
• Subject Date: circa 1902
• Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
• Media: Ink on paper
• Local Code: Coll. 2113, Box 1/7
• Object Type: Image

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Standardized Subject Headings

• Libraries--Maine--Portland
• Longfellow, A.W. Jr. (Alexander Wadsworth), 1854-1934
• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
• Maine Historical Society
• Maine Historical Society Research Library (Portland, Me.)--Architectural drawings
• Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
• Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
• Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--History--Photographs

People

• Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
• Pierce, Anne Longfellow
• Wadsworth, Peleg

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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