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life, in a seated position, which is mounted on a granite pedestal. The pedestal is about 10 feet (3.0 m) in height, and has carved tablets on two sides, decorated with swags and garlands that frame the name "LONGFELLOW". Above these is a frieze band of anthemion and vines, with a cornice above that. The bronze statue is about 7 feet (2.1 m) in height, with Longfellow seated in a chair whose arms end in lion's heads, and a stack of books underneath. Longfellow wears an overcoat, and a cape is draped over his lap and one shoulder. One hand holds a manuscript, while the other is propped on the chair back, while Longfellow gazes at passersby.
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The Henry Wadsworth Longellow Monument occupies a triangular plaza formed at the southeast corner of Congress and State Streets in central Portland. The southeast side of the plaza is occupied by One Longfellow Square. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Longfellow, as seen late in his
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began the design and construction of the monument in 1885, three years after the poet's death, with a pedestal designed by
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Shettleworth, Jr., Earle G. "Creating and Preserving Portland's Urban Landscape, 1885–1925",
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Longfellow Square illuminated for the 2018 holiday season. Longfellow Monument is at right.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument is located in Maine
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument is located in the United States
Congress Street
Portland, Maine
43°39′11″N 70°16′2″W / 43.65306°N 70.26722°W / 43.65306; -70.26722
Francis H. Fassett
Franklin Simmons
90000580
Portland, Maine
West End
Congress Street
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Franklin Simmons
Francis H. Fassett
National Register of Historic Places
Longfellow Square on a postcard in 1906.
The Longfellow Monument in December 2010.
The Longfellow Monument in December 2010.
Longfellow Square illuminated for the 2018 holiday season. Longfellow Monument is at right.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument"

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