Portland, ME

Hen·ry Long·fell·ow House

/Portland, ME/

museum

1. built in 1785 and the oldest standing structure on the Portland peninsula

2. childhood home of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Maine Jew·ish Mu·se·um

/Portland, ME/

synagogue, art gallery, museum

1. one of the oldest remaining European-style synagogues in use in Maine

2. contains  an art gallery featuring local Jewish artists

3. center of education for the history of Jewish immigrants in Maine