The Longfellow house will be decorated for celebrations of Victorian Holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Twelfth Night. Wander the halls of the Longfellow family, listen to carols, enjoy refreshments, and make holiday-themed crafts to take home. Free and appropriate for all ages, no registration required.

Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site was home to America’s most popular 19th century poet and scholar, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and his family from 1837-1950. The historic 1759 colonial mansion was also General George Washington’s first major headquarters during the American Revolution. The house and its collections were a gift to the nation from Longfellow’s descendants in 1972. Its extensive collections and grounds represent more than 250 years of America’s history and literature.