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(617) 876-4491
105 Brattle St
Cambridge,
MA
02138
42.3766
-71.1266
Neighborhood: West Cambridge
Last updated 8.19.11
What People Are Saying About H W Longfellow National Site
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In Short – This house has a remarkable history, dating to the time it was abandoned by a family of British loyalists at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Requisitioned by the Continental Army, it served for nine months as George Washington's headquarters. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow moved in decades later as a boarder when he taught at Harvard. The study, where Washington conferred with his staff, is left as it appeared when Longfellow wrote his familiar poems there. – –
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- The Extras:
- Virtually unchanged from its mid-19th-century appearance, the house is crowded with original furniture, books, artwork and the family china.
- Fun Facts:
- A granite block outside marks the site of the spreading chestnut tree he made famous in his work "The Village Blacksmith." So much for sentiment, however. The tree was cut down and made into the chair that stands just to the right of the fireplace.
