Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Concert: Bedroom Blindness

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public. This concert is presented in partnership with the Berklee Summer in the ......More

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public. This concert is presented in partnership with the Berklee Summer in the City concert series.Violinist and producer Omer Kochba performs on electric violin and pedalboard, presenting a set of original compositions and improvisations influenced by jazz, electronic, ambient, and Arabic music.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.

Standard House Tour

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freed......More

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freedom Washington’s headquarters at the start of the American Revolution Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic legacy The Longfellow family’s legacy of historic preservation and cultural change.

Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.

Standard House Tour

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freed......More

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freedom Washington’s headquarters at the start of the American Revolution Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic legacy The Longfellow family’s legacy of historic preservation and cultural change.

Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.

Standard House Tour

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freed......More

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freedom Washington’s headquarters at the start of the American Revolution Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic legacy The Longfellow family’s legacy of historic preservation and cultural change.

Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.

Standard House Tour

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freed......More

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freedom Washington’s headquarters at the start of the American Revolution Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic legacy The Longfellow family’s legacy of historic preservation and cultural change.

Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Concert: Luke Walker

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public. This concert is presented in partnership with the Berklee Summer in the ......More

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public. This concert is presented in partnership with the Berklee Summer in the City concert series.Luke Walker is an award-winning cellist currently studying at Berklee College of Music, where he is pursuing a degree in performance and composition. A former student at Juilliard, Walker is a member of the Boston Civic Orchestra and has performed alongside renowned musicians such as Ray Chen and Cristian Măcelaru. His distinctive sound blends technical mastery with creative expression, earning him recognition as a rising talent in the classical music world.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.

Standard House Tour

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freed......More

What does this house reveal about our shared past? Here history was made and history was written. Highlighting the house and its remarkable collections (original to the Longfellow period) this conversational tour will explore links between:Colonial-era slavery and freedom Washington’s headquarters at the start of the American Revolution Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetic legacy The Longfellow family’s legacy of historic preservation and cultural change.

Deep Dive: Headquarters of a Revolution

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour......More

Explore General George Washington’s first headquarters of the American Revolution, which marks its 250th anniversary this summer. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our nation. This conversational tour explores Cambridge Headquarters as a hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, and soldiers shaped history - and how later generations would shape its memory.

Express House Tour

Short on time? Tour the first-floor collections on this informal exploration of American history, culture, and identity.