Baltimore, Maryland -
Edgar Allan Poe House and Graves
Poe has the possibly unique distinction of having tombstones in two different parts of the same church cemetery.
- Address:
- 555 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD
- Directions:
- Both Poe graves are in Westminster Burial Ground, which is on the south side of W. Fayette St. just east of N. Greene St. The new grave is up by the front; the old grave is around the corner of the church, by a back wall. The Poe house and museum is five blocks west and two blocks north of the graves, at 203 N. Amity St.
- Phone:
- 410-396-7932
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Edgar Allan Poe House The Poe House is open for visitation, though only in the middle of the day. You have to knock and be admitted. The hostess was very nice and gave a 10 minute talk on the house and Poe.
This was a low-income residence, even in the 1830s, and the rooms (and ceilings) are incredibly small. The stairs are spiral, narrow, and steep. We visited on a HOT August day, and the grandmother's room in the attic was blazing hot. I cannot believe anyone could possibly stay there in the summer. The house is not air-conditioned.
Upstairs there is a short dramatized interview with Poe that is actually quite good (though low-resolution VHS), and a glass-case exhibit. Poe was definitely given an undeserved bad rap by a competitor after his mysterious trauma and subsequent death.
No museum store, just some academic publications for sale. This is worth a visit, but is a dicey neighborhood several blocks from the boundary of the University of Maryland Medical Campus. [Fiskie, 10/06/2011]
Edgar Allan Poe House and Graves The mystery Poe toaster did not appear in 2010 or 2011, leaving many to believe he has died or felt the tradition has run its course.
The proprietors of the Poe house are warning that a cut in city funding may force its closure. [David Almasi, 04/09/2011]
Edgar Allan Poe House and First Grave The house Edgar Allan Poe lived in during his time in Baltimore and his gravesite (both the original and the relocated site) are in Baltimore. There is the infamous "toaster" who comes every year and leaves a half bottle of scotch and three roses on his grave every year on his birthday. No one makes an effort to identify the toaster -- he is left undisturbed, though there is an infrared photo of the toaster on display in the museum. [Kaitlin McCormick, 09/17/2006]
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