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Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House (a Nat'l Historic Landmark) is temporarily closed through the month of March for preservation work. We will re-open to visitors in April 2018!)

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Poe House is now open for visitors. Please check the schedule for hours. We close seasonally pending weather--check back for updates!

Please visit the "Poe Places" link on our website to visit many (free) sites throughout Baltimore all year round.

The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum is a National Historic Landmark.

BACKGROUND:
In a tiny brick house on Baltimore’s North Amity Street in 1833-1835 Edgar Allan Poe wrote some of the early stories that would make him the father of the modern short story, and create and define the modern genres of mystery, horror and science fiction.

His spirit and legacy live throughout Baltimore City, inspiring authors, poets, playwrights, businesses – and even our sports teams. Poe Baltimore celebrates this legacy.

Poe Baltimore was created to fund, maintain and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents.

We are dedicated to maintaining the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city-wide events and educational opportunities.

Poe Baltimore is committed to enriching the experience of visitors to Baltimore, who come to witness the city that inspired Edgar Allan Poe and his intellectual and literary heirs. We are committed to protecting, preserving and celebrating the rich history of the city, the house, and the legacy of one of our most beloved denizens.

Address: 203 N Amity St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA
Phone: (410) 462-1763
moc.liamg@reganameromitlabeop
State: Maryland
Zip Code: 21223


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Reviews
I think you need to be a Poe fan to truly appreciate this museum, but I loved it. It's rather small, but has very interesting facts about Poe and his works. Great little gift shop area. The docents are wonderful; very knowledgeable and pleasant to chat with.
9 years ago (29-10-2017)
I am a big woman with large parts. This was difficult for me to get through the house. I enjoyed the home and the facts about Poe. The area was CRAZY. A black guy was across the street showing us his ashy gentilalia. He actually wanted money for showing us his junk, WHAT? It's a historic home so it figures it is a crack area. Still worth the visit for 5 bucks.
9 years ago (09-10-2017)
The place is really small, there's only five rooms including the entrance so you can see everything in about 30 minutes. There's information about Poe and his family's connection to the house in all of the rooms and the volunteers who work there are very knowledgeable. It's $5 for adults to walk through, I'm not sure about the price for children. It's pretty cool to check out if you're a fan of Poe or historic buildings.
9 years ago (10-09-2017)
First things first, please remember that this is a historic building. It's very small-- for reference, I'm just over 5 foot tall and very thin, and I fit perfectly in the stairways and rooms without having to duck. You may not be so lucky, but you'll probably be alright if your group is small and you are very patient. It's also not fitted with central air, so when it's hot out you may want to avoid going in. They have fans and such scattered throughout, and I'm used to not having AC, so I was comfortable but another person there got a little ill, so be careful. There's no dedicated parking as it is in a residential area, but you can find on-street parking pretty close with low rates (I seriously have never seen parking rates that low) and the meters accept cards. The place is small, as mentioned before, and so there isn't a lot to explore inside-- but the people inside are so knowledgeable that it almost doesn't matter. There are signs on the wall with very detailed information about the area, what it probably looked like when Poe lived there, and neat insights about Poe and his relatives. The gift shop is so sweet, and it's definitely worth the time to visit if you're in the area or a big Poe fan. Best of all, Poe's grave is nearby. It's pretty much walking distance, and it's beautifully kept. Bring some pennies to leave at his tombstone, but be cautious when walking around because the graves aren't all obvious. The details on many of the other stones, particularly some of the farther back ones, are extremely interesting. Also there are some things in the site that are kind of hidden-- tucked under buildings or obscured by bushes and the like. Definitely a good way to follow up a visit to the Poe House.
9 years ago (25-06-2017)
Fascinating visit. We were amused that the serious nature exemplified by the writings posted created such consternation by viewers. We understand people of earlier eras realized the brief, dire nature of life, as do we. Then we were treated to the agonizing and complaining of morbidly obese individuals who couldn't fit into the stairwell. Without the rude visitations of contemporary tourists, this was a crisp illumination of life in the early nineteenth century. With the tourists it served as a reminder how soft, and childlike Americans have become. For those of you rugged enough to scale the narrow steep stairway, you may imagine yourself up there, writing to candlelight and wishing time could stand still.
9 years ago (23-07-2017)
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