Person/Organization: Pierce, Anne Longfellow
Item 16835
Anne Longfellow Pierce dumbbells, ca. 1829
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1829 Location: Portland Media: Metal
Item 16836
Anne Longfellow Pierce, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
