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.

The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is currently open on Saturdays, 10:00am–4:00pm.

Individual tours are currently by appointment and can be set up through Roger McCormack, Director of Education, who can be reached at education(at)bronxhistoricalsociety.org or 718-881-8900 x107.

Group and school tours can be booked at anytime and are by appointment only. For more information, write to education(at)bronxhistoricalsociety.org

Visit EDGAR ALLAN POE COTTAGE

Hours

Admission

Adults $5.00
Seniors $3.00
Students $3.00
Members Free


Private Tours
Adults $25.00
Children $12.00

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

  • Exhibit Opening: Friday, April 12, 2024, 6–8pm
    Runs through November 1, 2024

    Join The Bronx County Historical Society in the upper room of Poe Cottage for the free opening of a new exhibit of the surrealist visual art of Margarita Deida Pietri, widow of leading Nuyorican poet Rev. Pedro Pietri (1944–2004). Margarita will be 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.

  • Starts Dec. 15, 2023

    Join The Bronx County Historical Society and the Edgar Allan Poe House Museum in Baltimore for the 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.