THE FINAL HOME OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, built c.1810–1830, 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.
Give me a cottage for my home
And a rich old cypress vine,
Removed from the world with its sin and care
And the tattling of many tongues.
Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, in a Valentine’s poem written to her husband Edgar in 1846.
Visit Poe Cottage
Poe Cottage is located at:
2640 Grand Concourse
The Bronx, NY 10458
Sat: 10:00am–4:00pm
Sun: 1:00–5:00pm
See Holiday Closures
Suggested Donations for Admission are $3 for Children/Seniors and $5 for adults.
Members of The Bronx County Historical Society enjoy unlimited free admission to Poe Cottage. Free admission for NYPL, Queens Public Library, and Brooklyn Public Library card holders available through Culture Pass NYC. No one turned away.
Book in advance using the button on this page. Walk-up admission tickets available upon arrival to the Cottage.
Private tours of Edgar Allan Poe Cottage outside of its regular hours can be scheduled by sending an email to info@poecottage.org.
Private Tour Suggested Donations
$25 adults
$12 children
