Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Craigie House where Longfellow wrote, a hundred more — an American pilgrimage told building by building, when many of these places were still fighting to survive.

The Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1 shrine in this part of Historic Shrines of America.

The Craigie House, Cambridge, Massachusetts

MADE FAMOUS BY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW "Somewhat back from the village street Stands the old-fashioned country…

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