Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

With generous support from the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Inc., the National Park Service proudly announces the completion of a suite of museum collection conservation projects in the Longfellow House study. This historic room is the heart of the Longfellow House; it served as General George Washington's meeting/dining room in the early days of the American Revolution and later as poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s creative workspace, where he penned many of his best-known works.

A new National Park Service report shows that 67.4 thousand visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2023 spent $4.5 million in communities near the park.

History Cambridge, the Somerville Museum, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Boston 1775, and the Cambridge Public Library will present three free events marking the 250th anniversary of the 1774 Powder Alarm and the start of Massachusetts’ political independence from Britain.

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is pleased to announce free summer activities for families and children, along with a captivating new museum exhibit that explores the Longfellow children’s lives.

The third annual Juneteenth Gathering at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will include poetry and music, and feature remarks from descendants of those who fought for their freedom on the eve of the American Revolution.