Front:
H.W.LONGFELLOW.
Portland,Me.,
Longfellow Mansion
ALONGFELLOW
Back:
One Cent for
United States, and
Island Possessions,
Cuba, Canada and
UGH C. LEIGHTON CO.,MANUFACTURERS, PORTLAND,ME.U.S.A.PRINTED IN FRANKFORT%MAIN, GERMANY 4711
THE LONQFELLOW MANSION. The early
home of America's greatest poet. It stands upon the main
thoroughfare of the city, in the midst of its greatest activities.
This was the first brick house in Portland, erected by the
poet's grandfather, General Peleg Wadsworth of Revolution-
ary fame, 1785-86. Owned and preserved by the Longfellow
Historical Society, it is filled with interesting mementoes of
*poet and is open to visitors. 163.
