Boston illustrated; . of existence. At a short distance from this okl ehn, on the road to Watertown, near Brattle Street, standsthe houseused by thepatriot general as hi >headquartersIt was previ-ously the res-idence of Col-onel JohnVassal, aRoyalist o rTory, but wasused by Gen-e r a 1 Wash-ington on itsabandonment Residence of the late H. W. Longfellow. bvthe owner* and here continued to be the headquarters of the American army for thegreater part of the time, until the evacuation of Boston by the British in thespring of 1776. The house stands in a large and beautiful lot of groiuid, a lit
Boston illustrated; . of existence. At a short distance from this okl ehn, on the road to Watertown, near Brattle Street, standsthe houseused by thepatriot general as hi >headquartersIt was previ-ously the res-idence of Col-onel JohnVassal, aRoyalist o rTory, but wasused by Gen-e r a 1 Wash-ington on itsabandonment Residence of the late H. W. Longfellow. bvthe owner* and here continued to be the headquarters of the American army for thegreater part of the time, until the evacuation of Boston by the British in thespring of 1776. The house stands in a large and beautiful lot of groiuid, a lit-tle distance from the street, in the midst of tall trees and shrubbery, andthough in a style ofarchitecture differ-ent from that nowgenerally em-ployed, it is still anelegant residencein external appear-ance, while the richand costly finish ofthe interior hasbeen preserved byits successive own-ers. The poetHenry WadsworthLongfellow waslong the possessoiand occupant ofthis house, andhere he died in thespring of Entrance to Mount Auburn. 150 BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. Mount Auburn Cemetery is situated partly in Cambridge and partly in Wa-tertown. The laud was originally purchased and improved by the Massachu-setts Horticultural Society for an experimental garden. It subsequently passedinto the hands of the trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery, and was consecratedin the year 1831. It is now one of the most extensive cities of the dead usedby the people of Boston, being in extent about one hundred and twenty-fiveacres. The surface is remarkably diversified, giving unusual opportunities tothe landscape-gardener to improve the natural beauty of the scenery. Thereare several sheets of water, and high hills and deep vales in abundance. Treesin great variety have been transplanted into this enclosure, adding greatly to its_^^^ beauty. Upon the summit of the high-est hill. Mount Au-burn proper, a stonetower has beenerected, from whicha very fine view ofall the surroundingcoimtry can be ob-
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