Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Free entry
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves a remarkable Georgian house whose occupants shaped our nation. It was a site of colonial enslavement and community activism, George Washington’s first long-term headquarters of the American Revolution, and the place where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his canon of 19th-century American literature.
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Hours
Hours for the visitor center and house at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site vary by season. The grounds are open year-round, dawn to dusk. In the summer, the site is open Friday to Monday. During the winter season, the house is closed to the public, with tours available by appointment only.
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Things to do
Guided Tour of the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House
Watch "The Past and Present Here Unite"
Explore Temporary Exhibits in the Longfellow House
Summer Festival
Art in the Landscape
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