EDGAR ALLAN POE COTTAGE

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 Valentine. Poe rented it for $100 per year. Virginia died in the house in 1847 and after Poe’s death on October 7, 1849 while in Baltimore, Maria Clemm moved out.

The Bronx County Historical Society has administered the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage as a historic house museum since 1975, in cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the Historic House Trust of New York City.

Sat 10:00am–4:00pm
Sun 1:00–5:00pm

Closed Dec. 29

Visit EDGAR ALLAN POE COTTAGE

Hours

Admission

Members enjoy free admission to Poe Cottage. Free admission for NYC residents also available through Culture Pass NYC.

Private Tours

$25 Adults
$12 Children

Private tours of Poe Cottage outside of its regular hours can be scheduled through Roger McCormack, Director of Education, at education@bronxhistoricalsociety.org or 718-881-8900 x107.

Location/Directions

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
2640 Grand Concourse
The Bronx, NY 10458

  • Take the D train to Kingsbridge Road stop in The Bronx. Poe Park, where the cottage is situated, is outside the station.

  • Take the 4 train to Kingsbridge Road stop in The Bronx. Walk east to Grand Concourse. The cottage is located across the boulevard, on the right.

  • The museum is also accessible by MTA local bus lines Bx1, Bx2, Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx34, and express bus BxM4.

 

CURRENT EXHIBITS

Edgar Allan Poe at Fordham

This regular exhibit features multimedia content on the life and literary output of Edgar Allan Poe during his time at the Cottage, 1846–1849. At the time, prior to the creation of The Bronx, the Cottage was located in the Village of Fordham, a bucolic suburb of Manhattan. It was here that Poe wrote some of his best known works, including “The Cask of Amontillado” and “Annabel Lee.” These were also the years—especially after his wife Virginia’s death in 1847—in which Poe slipped deeper into depression. Experience the space that would prove Poe’s final permanent home as well as the site of some of the greatest literary production of his career.

  • Join The Bronx County Historical Society in the upper room of Poe Cottage for a new exhibit of the surrealist visual art of Margarita Deida Pietri, widow of leading Nuyorican poet Rev. Pedro Pietri (1944–2004). Margarita is exhibiting her visual art in conjunction with selections from Pedro’s poetry, paying homage to her and her late partner’s admiration for Edgar Allan Poe.

  • Join The Bronx County Historical Society and the Edgar Allan Poe House Museum in Baltimore for the Death of Virginia Poe Exhibit, starting Dec. 15, 2023. The exhibit explores the death of Virginia Poe and is on loan from Poe Baltimore. Contact Roger McCormack at education(at)bronxhistoricalsociety.org or 718-881-8900 x107 for more information.

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