While going around in Congress Street we stopped at Wadsworth-Longfellow house. A historic house... read more
If you like literature and history, you'll enjoy this house museum. It's really all about William... read more
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While going around in Congress Street we stopped at Wadsworth-Longfellow house. A historic house and museum covering about 1200 sq mtrs and opened in 1786. It is operated by Maine Historical Society. The House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 and in 1966...More
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If you like literature and history, you'll enjoy this house museum. It's really all about William Wadsworth Longfellow, who spent his early years in these very rooms, and wrote his early work on that very desk. Which is very cool if you think about it....More
the staff was very knowledgeable and eager to share. the furnishings are almost all originals. Don't forget the garden in the back, which can be visited w/o admissions. There is a mini museum attached, which belongs the Historical Society.
Literary buffs will enjoy visiting the Wadsorth-Longfellow House and museum. It's fun to learn about the young life and history of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and imagine him there.
I have always loved Wadsworth's poems so this was a must do for me. It was a step back in time for sure. Our guide was very well informed on the history of the house and the poet's family. It was a great tour through...More
Incredible to take the guided tour of one of Portland's famous residents. It was a great, short tour and you could picture how life was back in the 1800's. I think that this house was the first brick home in Portland, too.
We Did The Longfellow’s Haunted House Tour Tonight, It Was Awesome. The Tour Doesn’t Have To Do With Halloween As Much As It Has To Do With Longfellow’s Poem Haunted Houses, The Reading of The Poem in The Home Where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew Up...More
Our guide gave us an interesting history of the Wadsworth and Longfellow families, as well as information on life in Portland during those times. The house is small, but authentic and very well maintained. Take time to see exhibit on craft guilds' flags, which comes...More
We only were able to see the first floor on a free open house. Docents in each room did excellent job explaining furnishings, paintings, and family history. Not a big house, but the garden out back (which is open free) is quite extensive.
We visited this house on a recent trip to Portland and apart from being the house where Wadsworth-Longfellow grew up it is also one of the oldest buildings in the city - dating back to 1785. (The preponderance of sturdy stone Victorian-era buildings around the...More
