Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House
The Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, a large Georgian mansion, contains layers of history in its rooms. 
Formal Garden
The Longfellow garden, cultivated by two generations of the family, is an urban oasis. "There is no position in Cambridge that can compare"Over the course of the house's occupancy, the property boundaries - well documented in deed records, estate maps, and the site's Cultural Landscape Report - changed dramatically. The park today is 1.98 acres, but at its largest, the property was once 140 acres. Explore our StoryMap below or open full-size to see how the property evolved from a colonial farm estate, to a country house, to the National Historic Site that it is today. |
Last updated: February 1, 2024