Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

New fallen snow blankets the historic mansion.
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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Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Invites Public to Civic Season Community Events
Over the three weeks from Juneteenth National Independence Day to Independence Day, Civic Season invites visitors to Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site to reflect on the meaning of freedom. The two public holidays that bookend Civic Season are deeply tied to the site's history, linking the struggles for independence and emancipation across generations.
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Celebrate Art, History, and Community at the Longfellow Summer Arts Festival
The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival returns for another season of vibrant, community-centered programming with free poetry, music, and dance performances most Sunday afternoons at 3:00 PM on the east lawn of the historic Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site.
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Experience History and the Power of Words: 2025 Seasonal Opening & Free Public Programming at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Cambridge, MA – The National Park Service is pleased to announce the 2025 seasonal opening of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, inviting visitors to explore its rich history and legacy. Beginning May 23 through October 27, 2025, the site will offer free, ranger-led house tours every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Yellow three-story mansion with symmetrical facade. Steps and large lawn in foreground. Framed by br
Photo by NPS Photo / James P. Jones | Photography RI
children interacting with puppet
Photo by NPS Photo/ Garrett Cloer
View of a study with a round center table cluttered with books and writing implements.
Photo by NPS Photo / James P. Jones | Photography RI
A staircase with white balusters and green carpet. A bust of Washington sits at the turn of stairs.
Photo by NPS Photo / James P. Jones | Photography RI
mansion highlighted by the changing colors of fall
Photo by NPS Photo/ Garrett Cloer
garden back dropped by house
Photo by NPS Photo/ Garrett Cloer
large crowd on the east lawn listening to singers perfom
Photo by NPS Photo/Garrett Cloer
house covered with new fallen snow
Photo by NPS Photo/ Garrett Cloer
pink flower in garden
Photo by NPS Photo/ Garrett Cloer