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Longfellow National Historic SiteView of Longfellow House at 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge.
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Longfellow National Historic Site
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View of the garden at Longfellow National Historic Site.
Flowers blooming in the historic garden at Longfellow National Historic Site.

Browse a photo gallery depicting just some of the many beautiful flowers growing in the newly rehabilitated historic garden at Longfellow National Historic Site. 

You can also view some of the many 19th century images included in the site's collection of Japanese and Chinese photographs  originally collected by Charles Longfellow during his lengthy stay in Japan and travels to other parts of Asia in the early 1870s. 

In addition, there is a gallery of Longfellow family photographs from the collection of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes.  

Charles Longfellow (in kimono w/ back to photographer) in Yokohama.  

Did You Know?
Charles Longfellow was one of the first westerners to travel and live in Japan where he spent almost two years, from 1871 to 1873.

Last Updated: May 30, 2008 at 12:48 EST