Historical and Cultural Collections

Architectural detail from the Longfellow House library, showing column capital and dentil molding.

Architectural Collection

This collection holds roughly 300 architectural items dating from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. All items are from the Longfellow House, Carriage House, or formal garden and grounds. Included are shutters, ornamental finials, hardware, doors, and fencing.

 

Archaeological dig in the Longfellow garden

Archeology Collection

The archeology collection numbers over 22,000 artifacts resulting from test digs and formal archeological excavations in the garden, grounds, and house basement. It includes prehistoric artifacts as well as material from the eighteenth through twentieth century. Among the holdings are blown bottle glass, porcelain, tools, and clay pipes.