Project Description: Northeastern University aims to inventory, evaluate, and document the resources of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts in accordance with the criteria developed by the National Register of Historic Places. The updated documentation will confirm that the site’s dates of historic significance should extend well beyond the current registry end date of 1899 and should instead be extended to 1928.
Today, Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters is a premier example of Georgian architecture. With its preserved view of the Charles River, it is considered the best remaining “Tory Row” mansion on Brattle Street in Cambridge. Filled with furniture, artworks, books, ceramics, and an extensive archive, the house reflects the Longfellow family’s wide-ranging interests and pursuits.
NPS and Northeastern will work together to develop National Register documentation, which should distinguish between contributing and non-contributing resources in the district as part of this new documentation. The National Register boundary should be distinguished as well. Northeastern and NPS specialist will collaborate closely to complete this essential documentation for the park and to provide opportunities for graduate students in public history to contribute to the study and stewardship of NPS resources.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Victoria Cain, Northeastern University
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Martin Blatt, Northeastern University
Partner Institution: Northeastern University
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Bethany Serafine
Project Discipline: Cultural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Cultural and Historic
Start Year: 2016
End Year: 2018
Initial Funding Amount: $58,750.00
Federal Grant Number: P16AC01488
Amendments
- Amendment Number: 0001, Year: 2018, Amount: $0.00
- Amendment Number: 0002, Year: 2018, Amount: $0.00
Location: Longfellow House- Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
State(s): Massachusetts
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