 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, March 2007. | |
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| Location | 2640 Grand Concourse, Fordham, Bronx, NY, |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′55″N 73°53′40″W / 40.86528°N 73.89444°W |
| Type | Historic house museum |
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Poe Cottage | |
New York City Landmark No. 0110
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1812 |
| Architect | John Wheeler |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002588[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0110 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | February 15, 1966 |
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,[2] a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
The cottage is a part of the Historic House Trust, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[3] has been administered by the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975,[4] and is believed to have been built in 1797.[2][5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
The New York Times 1905was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Poe, Edgar Allan (December 1998). Poems & Tales of Edgar Allan Poe at Fordham. Bronx Historical Society. pp. x. ISBN 0941980391.
- ^ "The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage". The Bronx County Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ^ Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph and Suzanne Wilson (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Poe Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011. See also: "Accompanying four photos".