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Pathway · Four centuries of writers

Literary Cambridge

Before the labs, Cambridge was a city of letters — the first poet in British America, the founder of American feminism, the most famous poet of the 19th century. Their addresses are still here.

Stops
6
Distance
4.8 mi
On foot
97 min walking
From
Anne Bradstreet → Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
  1. 1
    Person · 1612

    Anne Bradstreet

    The first published poet of British America lived in 1630s Newtowne.

  2. 20 min walk on
    2
    Person · 1810

    Margaret Fuller

    Born in Cambridgeport: America’s first female book critic and the founder of its feminism.

  3. 1.4 mi on
    3
    Person · 1807

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    The most famous poet of his century — he wrote ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ on Brattle Street.

  4. 1 min walk on
    4
    Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters
    Building / Landmark · 1759

    Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters

    His house — and, before that, Washington’s headquarters.

  5. 20 min walk on
    5
    Mount Auburn Cemetery
    Park / Public space · 1831

    Mount Auburn Cemetery

    America’s first garden cemetery, where Longfellow and Winslow Homer rest.

  6. 1.4 mi on
    6
    Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage
    Restaurant / Café · 1960

    Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage

    End where the living city eats: the Harvard Square burger institution.