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. A monument to Wadsworth, erected in 1888, stands in the center of the square, with the seated subject looking east.[1]
Maintained by | City of Portland |
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Location | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Coordinates | 43.6529873°N 70.2668522°W |
North | |
South | State Street |
West | State Street |
The square is bounded by Congress Street to the north and State Street (which intersects Congress Street) to the west and south. Adjacent to the square is One Longfellow Square, a small performing arts center.
References
- "Longfellow Square and Trelawny Building, Portland, 1921". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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