{"id":3678,"date":"2012-02-20T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2012-02-20T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T07:46:00","slug":"free-open-house-at-washington-hq-in-cambridge-on-the-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3678","title":{"rendered":"Free Open House at Washington HQ in Cambridge on the 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today may be the Federal holiday called Presidents' Day, but in Massachusetts today is officially Washington's Birthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And, this year, on Thursday the 22nd, you can tour the house in Cambridge that served as Washington's headquarters during the Siege of Boston. While the building is officially closed for the season, it will be open on Washington's birthday to celebrate the new designation of this National Parks Service property as the Longfellow House – Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.<\/a><\/p>\n

Details of the change are here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Parks Service Invites You to:<\/strong><\/p>\n

"Celebrate George Washington's birthday! Join NPS staff as they guide visitors through General Washington's Brattle Street headquarters. Washington used the house at 105 Brattle Street as his headquarters during the Siege of Boston in 1775-1776.<\/p>\n

Tours given every half hour, starting at 11:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m."<\/p>\n

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Did you know that anyone age 62 and over can get a lifetime Senior pass to our National Parks for $10?<\/a><\/p>\n

And, check: What's Open On Presidents' Day in Boston 2012 and MBTA Schedules<\/a><\/p>\n

What's on your historic tours shopping list? Remember to click over to Amazon<\/a>\"\" from here to support this site!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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