Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

Edgar Allan Poe House
Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
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LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′29″N 76°37′59″W / 39.29129°N 76.63310°W / 39.29129; -76.63310
Built1830
NRHP reference No.71001043
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1972[2]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1972[1]
Designated BCL1975

The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, located at 203 North Amity St. in Baltimore, Maryland, is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s. The small unassuming structure, which was opened as a writer's house museum in 1949, is a typical row home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.[1]

Due to a loss of funding by the city of Baltimore, the museum closed to the public in October 2012. Poe Baltimore, the museum's new governing body, reopened the museum to the public on October 5, 2013.[3] The house is the site for the International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards, held in October of each year.

  1. ^ a b "Poe, Edgar Allan, House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "Edgar Allan Poe's house reopened to the public". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2015.