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Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Longfellow National Historic Site

Washington made his headquarters here during the siege of Boston from July 1775 through April 1776. From 1837 until 1882, it was the home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while he taught at Harvard. The site's collections deal mainly with Longfellow, but there are some Washington letters as well.

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Address: 105 Brattle St
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