National Historic Landmark · house · Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

Poe, Edgar Allan, House

Historic house in Baltimore, Maryland in Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Built 1830. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1830Listed 1971
Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, 203 N. Amity Street, Baltimore, MD 21223 (24525012528)Edgar Allan Poe House 2012-09-21 14-18-27Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum 01Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum 02
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum is a row home at 203 North Amity Street in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Serving as the home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s, the small, unassuming structure was opened as a writer's house museum in 1949. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address203 Amity St., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
CountyBaltimore County
ListedNov 11, 1971
Reference number71001043
Built1830
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address203 Amity St., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Websitepoeinbaltimore.org ↗
Coordinates39.29157, -76.63305 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitStar-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyGreenbelt Campground 25 mi · Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas 25 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 26 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71001043. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.