Complete information about visiting the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is now on National Park Planner!
The Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site preserves the house that was once used by General George Washington as his headquarters from April 1775 to March 1776 during the Siege of Boston, an attempt by the American Patriots to drive British troops out of the city in the early stages of the American Revolution. Sixty-one years later, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow began renting a room in the house when he was a Harvard professor. After marrying Fanny Appleton in 1843, his father-in-law purchased the house as a wedding present for the new couple. Longfellow lived there until his death in 1882.
Today the interior of the house can be seen by guided tours only, which are held from late May through the end of October. While both Longfellow and Washington are associated with the house, the main focus of the tour is Longfellow. The house is fully furnished with items that once belonged to him or to his heirs who lived there after his death. Park Rangers also conduct a walking tour of the Cambridge neighborhood and a guided tour of the gardens.
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Last updated on April 23, 2019
