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Edgar Allan Poe, one of America’s greatest writers, spent the last years of his life in this modest cottage in The Bronx. Built in 1812, this cottage was typical of the working-class houses that filled the old village of Fordham.
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, built c. 1812, is a New York City and State landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic house museum is famous as the final home of the writer. At the time that Poe, his ailing wife Virginia, and mother-in-law Maria Clemm moved in during the spring of 1846, the house was owned by John ...
- 3309 Bainbridge Avenue The Bronx, NY, 10467 United States
- (718) 881-8900
Jun 7, 2024 · There are Edgar Allan Poe museums in Richmond, Baltimore and Philadelphia, as well as the one in New York City. But when he died under mysterious circumstances on a trip to Baltimore in 1849, home was still the cottage in The Bronx.
- Tove Danovich
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
Feb 27, 2012 · Discover Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in Bronx, New York: The famous author's cottage hideaway.
A 17 minute video of the history of the area, the cottage and the poet is shown. There are souvenirs to buy, you can take pictures with a cut out of Poe, view the small rooms and get lost in a time past. It is a quick tour. A small cottage, but informative. It cost $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children.
Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in the Bronx at Poe Cottage, where he penned many of his most enduring poetical works.
