Geographic / Mass. / Cambridge
GUSN-357186
One albumen print of the Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The photographer is unknown. The print is dated to the late 19th century and measures 7 x 10 inches.The house was built circa 1759. The Longfellow House was home to American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for 50 years. It also served as the Boston headquarter's for General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. On the verso of the mount, the following is written: "Longfellow House. Washington's Headquarters / Built in 1735 by the Vassal family." In a different hand, the phrase "from Baker, October, 1952" is written along the right side of the verso.
houses
dwellings
historic buildings
historic houses
historic house museums (buildings)
historic house museums (institutions)
Georgian (British Renaissance-Baroque style)
exterior views
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
Longfellow House. Washington's Headquarters / Built in 1735 by the Vassal family. (handwritten)
from Baker, October, 1952 (handwritten)
1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 7 x 10 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
2009
PC001.02.01.USMA.0005.0015.010
Gift
late 19th century
Gift of Darthmouth College, 2009
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Photograph
House
Architecture
Revolutionary War
Item
Geographic / Mass. / Cambridge
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