https://www.nps.gov/long News releases from Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/celebrate-the-holidays-and-special-stories-on-brattle-street.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:31:00 EST Friday, December 12, from 1:00 to 8:00 PM, Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the Friends of the Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters invite the community to a festive, free Holiday Open House. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/celebrate-the-holidays-and-special-stories-on-brattle-street.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/america-s-250th-speaker-series-washington-in-american-memory.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:43:00 EST To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present "Washington in American Memory." Through talks by preeminent historians and authors, the series will explore the evolution of the public memory of George Washington. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/america-s-250th-speaker-series-washington-in-american-memory.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-contributes-$5-312-million-to-local-economy.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:00:00 EST A new National Park Service report shows that 51,496 visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2024 spent $3,624,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported the local area. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-contributes-$5-312-million-to-local-economy.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/from-revolution-to-remembrance.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:29:00 EST All summer long, visitors are invited to explore a special museum exhibit inside the Longfellow House, available after all house tours. “Washington's Headquarters and the Memory of the American Revolution” highlights the house’s pivotal role in the Revolution, from its time as George Washington’s headquarters during the Siege of Boston to the Longfellows’ roles in shaping the memory of America’s founding era. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/from-revolution-to-remembrance.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-invites-public-to-civic-season-community-events.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:54:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-invites-public-to-civic-season-community-events.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2025-longfellow-summer-arts-festival.htm Tue, 20 May 2025 06:05:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2025-longfellow-summer-arts-festival.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/experience-history-and-the-power-of-words-2025-seasonal-opening-free-public-programming-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site.htm Thu, 08 May 2025 11:32:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/experience-history-and-the-power-of-words-2025-seasonal-opening-free-public-programming-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-completion-of-conservation-projects-in-longfellow-s-study.htm Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:20:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-completion-of-conservation-projects-in-longfellow-s-study.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-contributes-$6-9-million-to-local-economy.htm Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:50:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-contributes-$6-9-million-to-local-economy.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-mark-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-powder-alarm.htm Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:02:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/events-in-cambridge-and-somerville-mark-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-powder-alarm.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-summer-with-exciting-family-programming-and-a-new-museum-exhibit.htm Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:31:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-summer-with-exciting-family-programming-and-a-new-museum-exhibit.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2024-juneteenth-event-at-longfellow-house.htm Fri, 24 May 2024 05:57:00 EST 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. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2024-juneteenth-event-at-longfellow-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-opens-for-the-2024-season.htm Mon, 06 May 2024 10:33:00 EST The National Park Service announces the 2024 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, a free destination for groundbreaking history, contemporary poetry and music, and family activities. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-opens-for-the-2024-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2024-call-for-entries-open.htm Fri, 08 Mar 2024 04:22:00 EST The Paterson Fellowship from Friends of Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters supports researchers using the site's collections. The 2024 call for entries is open through April 15, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2024-call-for-entries-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-breaks-visitation-record-in-2023.htm Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:29:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is among twenty National Park Service units that broke visitation records in 2023. Visitation to the Longfellow House increased to a record high of 67,376 visits in 2023, nearly 7,000 more visits than the site’s previous record set in 2022. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-breaks-visitation-record-in-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-and-neighbors-to-celebrate-the-spirit-of-the-holidays.htm Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:35:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and our neighbors invite the community to the free annual Holiday Open House. This year, guests of all ages are invited to celebrate children’s joy around the holidays and to embrace the playful spirit of the season amid the decked historic halls of the Longfellow House. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-and-neighbors-to-celebrate-the-spirit-of-the-holidays.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-roof-repair-and-water-shedding-enhancement-plans-for-longfellow-house.htm Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:44:00 EST The National Park Service announces plans to replace the roofing and enhance the water-shedding systems on both the Longfellow house and Longfellow carriage house. Work is scheduled to begin in fall 2023 and extend into summer 2024.  https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-announces-roof-repair-and-water-shedding-enhancement-plans-for-longfellow-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-and-u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services-welcome-74-new-u-s-citizens-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters.htm Thu, 12 Oct 2023 07:41:00 EST On the morning of October 5, seventy-four people from forty-two countries became the United States’ newest citizens on the east lawn of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-and-u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services-welcome-74-new-u-s-citizens-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-announces-tree-work-plans.htm Thu, 28 Sep 2023 05:00:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site plans tree work throughout its two-acre grounds to support long-term tree health, reduce risk to historic structures, and enhance visitor safety. This work will also ensure that the historic character of the landscape is perpetuated into the future. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-announces-tree-work-plans.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-contributes-6-1-million-to-local-economy.htm Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:15:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 60,600 visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2022 spent $4 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 50 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $6.1 million.  https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-contributes-6-1-million-to-local-economy.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-opens-for-the-2023-season.htm Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:35:00 EST The National Park Service announces the 2023 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, including the Summer Arts Festival, historic house tours, family programs, and a special museum exhibit. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-opens-for-the-2023-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-accepts-gift-of-winslow-homer-watercolor-painting.htm Thu, 04 May 2023 09:06:00 EST "Waiting for the Boats," an 1882 watercolor by Winslow Homer, joins the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site’s museum collection. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-park-service-accepts-gift-of-winslow-homer-watercolor-painting.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/uscis-to-welcome-15-military-service-members-as-new-us-citizens-at-long.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:28:00 EST U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the National Park Service will welcome 15 new citizens, all members of the U.S. Armed Forces, during a special naturalization ceremony on March 29 at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/uscis-to-welcome-15-military-service-members-as-new-us-citizens-at-long.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2023-call-for-entries-open.htm Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:17:00 EST The Paterson Fellowship from Friends of Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters supports researchers using the site's collections. The 2023 call for entries is open through April 10, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2023-call-for-entries-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/record-visitation-in-2022.htm Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:01:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site was among twelve National Park Service sites that set annual visitation records in 2022. Last year, the site broke its previous visitation record, set in 2018. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/record-visitation-in-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2022-holiday-events.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:06:00 EST On Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17, Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters invite community members of all ages to their annual Holiday Open House and Holiday House Tours for the first time since 2019. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2022-holiday-events.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/at-50-years-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-writes-the-next-verse.htm Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:03:00 EST As Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters celebrates fifty years as a National Historic Site, new programming, research, and partnerships will continue to build a more inclusive 105 Brattle St. Join us in writing the next verse together with a series of upcoming special events, including the Fall Lecture Series. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/at-50-years-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-writes-the-next-verse.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/archivist-kate-hanson-plass-named-winner-of-the-nps-appleman-judd-lewis-award-for-cultural-resource-specialist.htm Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:06:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Archivist Kate Hanson Plass has been named the winner of the 2021 National Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award for Cultural Resource Specialist. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/archivist-kate-hanson-plass-named-winner-of-the-nps-appleman-judd-lewis-award-for-cultural-resource-specialist.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/learn-about-archeology.htm Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:31:00 EST In collaboration with Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters, the National Park Service's Northeast Archeological Resources Program will be conducting excavations and family activities at 105 Brattle Street this July and August. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/learn-about-archeology.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2022-longfellow-summer-arts-festival.htm Fri, 03 Jun 2022 10:00:00 EST The National Park Service, Friends of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters, New England Poetry Club, and Berklee College of Music are pleased to announce the 2022 Longfellow Summer Arts Festival. The festival begins Sunday, June 5 and continues through Sunday, August 21. For the first time since 2019, all events will take place in-person, outdoors on the east lawn of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2022-longfellow-summer-arts-festival.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-opens-for-50th-anniversary-season.htm Wed, 25 May 2022 05:16:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site opens for the 50th anniversary season on May 27, 2022 with regular house tours and special programming. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-house-opens-for-50th-anniversary-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2022-call-for-entries-open.htm Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:00:00 EST The Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters are now accepting applications for the 2022 Stanley Paterson Research Fellowship. The Paterson Fellowship supports research by scholars using the archives and collections at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/paterson-fellowship-2022-call-for-entries-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-s-inkstand-conserved.htm Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:07:00 EST A 19th century inkstand - owned by George Crabbe, Thomas Moore, Samuel Carter Hall, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - has been treated by a conservator, returning a broken cupid figure to its place on top. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-s-inkstand-conserved.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-holidays-in-harvard-square.htm Wed, 08 Dec 2021 11:19:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS will hold safe activities - including the second annual Holiday Poetry Stroll - to celebrate community, encourage help for those in need, and express hope for brighter days ahead. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-holidays-in-harvard-square.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/talya-housman-selected-as-museum-technician.htm Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:25:00 EST Site Manager Chris Beagan selected Talya Housman as the new Museum Technician at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, effective October 25, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/talya-housman-selected-as-museum-technician.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-virtual-fall-lecture-series.htm Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:43:00 EST This year's Virtual Fall Lecture Series will series will trace the site's intersections with "histories of the body" - stories of early anesthesia, disability history, medicine and literature, the body in art, slavery and illness, and more. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-virtual-fall-lecture-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-virtual-summer-poetry-festival.htm Tue, 01 Jun 2021 05:32:00 EST The 2021 Virtual Summer Poetry Festival begins Sunday, June 27 and will take place live on Zoom. This year’s festival celebrates the powerful role of poets and poetry in social movements. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2021-virtual-summer-poetry-festival.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/kate-hanson-plass-selected-as-archivist-at-long-and-jofi.htm Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EST Site Manager Chris Beagan selected Kate Hanson Plass as the new Archivist at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and John F. Kennedy National Historic Site. Hanson Plass begins her new role on March 14, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/kate-hanson-plass-selected-as-archivist-at-long-and-jofi.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/let-hope-ring-holidays-in-harvard-square.htm Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:16:00 EST Let Hope Ring Holiday celebrations 2020 https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/let-hope-ring-holidays-in-harvard-square.htm https://www.nps.gov/jofi/learn/news/halloween-2020.htm Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:12:00 EST Looking for something fun, free, and fantastic to do with family and friends for Halloween? Why not join Frederick Law Olmsted and John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Sites in Brookline, and Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge for some weird, fun, and spooky activities. https://www.nps.gov/jofi/learn/news/halloween-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2020-virtual-fall-lecture-series.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:30:00 EST The National Park Service and Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters announce the 2020 Fall Lecture Series, which will take place virtually. This year’s eight-part series examines social change through the lens of historical activism, politics, and the arts. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2020-virtual-fall-lecture-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/19th-amendment-centennial.htm Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:27:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS celebrated the centennial of the 19th amendment with programs, including illuminating the house in gold and purple as part of the "Forward Into Light" initiative. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/19th-amendment-centennial.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/volunteer-ted-hansen-receives-region-1-hartzog-award-honorable-mention.htm Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:29:00 EST Long-time Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site volunteer Ted Hanson has received the Honorable Mention for the NPS Region 1 George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service: Enduring Service Award. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/volunteer-ted-hansen-receives-region-1-hartzog-award-honorable-mention.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2020-virtual-summer-poetry-festival.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:00:00 EST The New England Poetry Club, Friends of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters, and Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site are pleased to announce the 2020 Virtual Summer Poetry Festival, with events from June 14 through August 9. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2020-virtual-summer-poetry-festival.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/virtual-book-launch-for-cross-of-snow-a-life-of-henry-wadsworth-longfellow.htm Tue, 19 May 2020 11:44:00 EST On Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00 PM, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site will host author and award-winning investigative journalist Nick Basbanes for a live virtual launch of his new major literary biography of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/virtual-book-launch-for-cross-of-snow-a-life-of-henry-wadsworth-longfellow.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-henry-wadsworth-longfellows-213th-birthday.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:43:00 EST On Saturday, February 22, 2020, Dr. Adriana Greci Green presented a lecture on "Anishinaabe Performances of Longfellow’s Hiawatha" in honor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 213th birthday. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/long-celebrates-henry-wadsworth-longfellows-213th-birthday.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-creates-5-1-million-in-annual-economic-benefits.htm Thu, 30 May 2019 07:48:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 60,500 visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2018 spent $3.6 in communities near the park. That spending supported 47 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $5.1 million. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-to-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site-creates-5-1-million-in-annual-economic-benefits.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2019-open-season-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-hq-nhs.htm Mon, 06 May 2019 07:08:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, MA opens for tours on May 22nd, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/2019-open-season-at-longfellow-house-washington-s-hq-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/chris-beagan-selected-as-site-manager.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:07:00 EST Superintendent Jason Newman selected Chris Beagan as the Site Manager of Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, effective February 3, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/chris-beagan-selected-as-site-manager.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/holiday-open-house-2018.htm Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:13:00 EST On Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8, Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site hosted its Holiday Open House and Holiday House Tours for 2018. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/holiday-open-house-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/jason-newman-named-superintendent.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:51:00 EST National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Jason Newman as the superintendent of three historic sites in Brookline and Cambridge, Massachusetts. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/jason-newman-named-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-report-2017.htm Wed, 16 May 2018 06:43:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 93,400 visitors to this parks group, which includes Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters NHS, John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS, and Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, in 2017 spent $5.35 million in communities near the park. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/tourism-report-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/opening-day-2018.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2018 09:25:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site will open for the 2018 visitor season at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018! https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/opening-day-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-poetry-month-2018.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:59:00 EST Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site invites everyone to join us this April in celebrating National Poetry Month 2018! https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/national-poetry-month-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-s-writing-case-conserved.htm Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:00:00 EST Thanks to generous support from the Friends of Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters, Henry Longfellow’s writing case has been treated by an NPS conservator and will go on exhibit this spring. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/longfellow-s-writing-case-conserved.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/new-junior-ranger-booklet-available.htm Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:59:00 EST A new Junior Ranger book, "The Road to Revolution," is available at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/new-junior-ranger-booklet-available.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/george-washington-historic-resource-study-available.htm Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:38:00 EST Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is pleased to announce the release of George Washington's Headquarters and Home - Cambridge, Massachusetts, a historic resource study dealing with George Washington's period of occupancy (July 1775 - April 1776) of the house at 105 Brattle Street. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/george-washington-historic-resource-study-available.htm https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/site-renamed-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site.htm Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:46:00 EST The Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has a new name: Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site. This name change reflects the fact that the house, which was home to poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) and his family, had earlier served as the home and headquarters for General George Washington from July 1775 to April 1776. https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/news/site-renamed-longfellow-house-washington-s-headquarters-national-historic-site.htm