Poe, Edgar Allan, House - Baltimore MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 17.478 W 076° 37.990
18S E 359159 N 4350374
For several years, Edgar Allan Poe shared this modest home with his invalid grandmother (Elizabeth Cairnes), his first cousins (Virginia and Henry Celmm), and his aunt (Maria Clemm) who was desperately poor.
Waymark Code: WM13N7B
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2021
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TEXT from the Historical Plaque in front of the house erected by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore:
"For several years, Edgar Allan Poe shared this modest home with his invalid grandmother (Elizabeth Cairnes), his first cousins (Virginia and Henry Celmm), and his aunt (Maria Clemm) who was desperately poor but still willing to provide a home for her temperamental young nephew. Following the appearance of cholera in Baltimore during the summer of 1832, the family moved from the relatively congested area of Fell’s Point to this little duplex, surrounded then by countryside and pastureland. At that time the address was number 3 Amity Street.
It was here that Poe decided to turn his hand from writing poetry to fiction. A number of early tales were presumably written in this house, including the gruesome “Berenice.” According to family tradition, a brief marriage ceremony was performed in Baltimore between Poe and Virginia on September 21, 1835, where shortly thereafter Poe left for Richmond, Virginia.
His death in Baltimore on October 7, 1849 remains a compelling mystery with no firm cause of death. His burial place, an internationally recognized literary shrine, is located at the Westminster Burying Grounds in Baltimore at the corner of Fayette and Greene streets."
Street address:
203 Amity Street
Baltimore, MD USA
21223
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore City
Year listed: 1971
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person
Periods of significance: 1835, 1833
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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