Longfellow Square
Longfellow Square is a public square in Portland, Maine, United States. Named for the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, it is one of the three main squares on the city's Congress Street — the others being Congress Square and Monument Square, both located a short distance to the northeast.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument and Neal Dow House.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument
Memorial
Photo: Namiba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument is a public monument in Portland, Maine's West End. Located on the corner of State and Congress Street, it honors poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who was born in Portland in 1807.
Neal Dow House
Museum
Photo: Thomas.macmillan, Public domain.
The Neal Dow House, also known as Gen. Neal Dow House, is a historic house found at 714 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. It was built in 1829 for noted politician and prohibitionist Neal Dow, and was later designated a National Historic Landmark for that association. Neal Dow House is situated 630 feet west of Longfellow Square.
Portland Fire Museum
Museum
The Portland Fire Museum is a fire museum in Portland, Maine. Located at 157 Spring Street in the former home of Fire Engine 4, the museum is operated by the Portland Veteran Firemen's Association. Portland Fire Museum is situated 830 feet southeast of Longfellow Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arts District and West End.
Arts District
Neighborhood
The Arts District is a section of downtown Portland, Maine’s designated in 1995 as to promote the cultural community and creative economy of the city. It covers a large part of upper Congress Street towards the West End and spans Congress Street toward the East ending at Portland City Hall and its Merrill Auditorium concert hall.
West End
Quarter
The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula primarily on Bramhall Hill and is noted for its architecture and history.
Portland
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Longfellow Square
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Portland, Maine
- Categories: thoroughfare and locality
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65298° or 43° 39′ 11″ northLongitude
-70.26669° or 70° 16′ 0″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Open location code
87MFMP3M+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 914280357OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q118965111
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