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There is no evidence that Poe ever entered the home. In the last half of the nineteenth century, the house, then used as a curio shop, was called “Lafayette’s Headquarters” or “Washington’s Headquarters” even though neither had actually used it as their headquarters at any time. It was rumored that the curio shop had a live bear on display at one point in time. Changing exhibits and tours are scheduled from time to time. The historic site is a small space with limited capacity and therefore walk-ins are not permitted.
Paul M. Mintz, antiques dealer who found…
The museum hosts monthly and annual events at Poe House and around the City of Baltimore. The museum is open weekly for virtual and in-person tours. There’s a chair that invites you to “Sit on me” for your reading pleasure. Some of the non-book items are a stretch, like a vacuum cleaner enhancing the selection of “Stepford Wives” volumes in the House & Home section, or a Katharine Hepburn pants suit in the Biography/Autobiography section.
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A few minutes later, his friend Hershel Fried, said, ‘Do you realize you just told Reginald Marsh how to paint,'” referring to the American realist painter who died in 1954. Poe was dismissed from his job in Richmond, apparently for drinking, and went to New York City. Drinking was in fact to be the bane of his life. To talk well in a large company he needed a slight stimulant, but a glass of sherry might start him on a spree; and, although he rarely succumbed to intoxication, he was often seen in public when he did.
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It was the first historical site in the State of Maryland to be entered in the list.[13] The dedication ceremony was held at Poe House on the anniversary of Poe's birthday, January 19, 2020. Your purchases keep The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum open to visitors. Annual commemoration of the poet’s death in Baltimore.
The Enchanted Garden
Due to limited space of the historic site, reservations are required to tour Poe House. Each person in your party is required to have a ticket, including children ages 3 thru 12. Your reservation will be added to a small group tour and you may be joined by other parties during your tour time. Groups larger than 16 should book additional tour times. Re-entry/rotating entry is not permitted. Later in 1839 Poe’s Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque appeared (dated 1840).
It’s housed in The Old Stone House, which is believed to be Richmond’s oldest original building. Book tickets via our booking page, here. Wait for available times to load in the dropdown menu, then select your preferred time. You may be barred from entry or your tour ended without refund for failure to follow House safety protocols.
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From the North (I-83, Towson, York, Harrisburg) I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway) south to St. Paul Street exit. Make a right turn onto Chase Street, which becomes Martin Luther King, Jr. Follow MLK Blvd South to West Fayette Street and turn right. For all public transportation needs in Baltimore, please visit The House is extremely small and can only accommodate small groups at a time, including staff.
Live Guided Virtual Tours of Poe House
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. During business hours, Edgar and Pluto enjoy greeting the museum’s visitors in the gift shop and garden. We kindly ask that you please not bring them treats because they are on a diet. On April 26, 1922, the Poe Shrine opened to the public with a weekend of activities in the Enchanted Garden. A highlight of the event was a talk by Edward Virginius Valentine who had once met Poe seventy-three years earlier.
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Poe House is a restricted space until your tour begins. For people who only wish to shop, please visit our online store; we offer flat-rate domestic shipping for your convenience. We recommend wearing proper rain/inclement weather attire.
He composed poetic tributes to all of them. In 1848 he also published the lecture “Eureka,” a transcendental “explanation” of the universe, which has been hailed as a masterpiece by some critics and as nonsense by others. In 1849 he went south, had a wild spree in Philadelphia, but got safely to Richmond, where he finally became engaged to Elmira Royster, by then the widowed Mrs. Shelton, and spent a happy summer with only one or two relapses. He enjoyed the companionship of childhood friends and an unromantic friendship with a young poet, Susan Archer Talley. Edgar Allan Poe is credited with initiating the modern detective story, developing the Gothic horror story, and being a significant early forerunner of the science fiction form. Poe’s literary criticism, which put great stress upon correctness of language, metre, and structure and the importance of achieving a unity of mood or effect, shaped literary theory.
Others are deeply fascinating, like the battered boots Ocean Vuong wore on his trip to America, next to the writer’s portable Royal Fleetwood typewriter. Sessions are led online via the Zoom conferencing platform, led by a live museum docent. All proceeds benefit the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, to help keep Poe’s chamber door open to visitors. Mr. Mintz realized it was a good painting.
The event takes place inside a dark speakeasy. Four of his most famous stories will be retold and reimagined by our Poe historians. Our macabre lead mixologist will transform each of those stories into a 4-part cocktail experience. Should Poe House need to close unexpectedly for staff emergencies or other events, Poe House staff will be in contact with ticket-holders via email and text. Please be sure we have correct contact information for you when you purchase tickets.
Over 1,200 people attended two services. Your group can join us for a live virtual tour of the historic Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, led by a real museum docent. “Paul always spoke his mind and one day he walked into a MICA studio and saw an artist painting a canvas. He looked at the work and gave his appraisal — change this and add that,” said a friend, Craig Flinner.
A peculiar feature of the house is the insignia “IR” to the right of the east window on the south side of the house. One theory holds that the initials stand for “Jacobus Rex” meaning “King James” and that the house was built during the brief reign of James II from 1685 to 1688. In 1824, a young Edgar Allan Poe was a part of a junior honor color guard that escorted the Revolutionary War General Marquis de Lafayette around Richmond.
Poe seems to have been an affectionate husband and son-in-law. Edgar Allan Poe (born January 19, 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1849, Baltimore, Maryland) was an American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor who is famous for his cultivation of mystery and the macabre. His tale “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) initiated the modern detective story, and the atmosphere in his tales of horror is unrivaled in American fiction.
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