Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Historic house in the Bronx, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage (or Poe Cottage) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York,[2] a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
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Location | 2640 Grand Concourse, Fordham, Bronx, NY, |
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Coordinates | 40°51′55″N 73°53′40″W |
Type | Historic house museum |
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Poe Cottage | |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1812 |
Architect | John Wheeler |
NRHP reference No. | 80002588[1] |
NYCL No. | 0110 |
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Added to NRHP | August 19, 1980 |
Designated NYCL | February 15, 1966 |
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The cottage is a part of the Historic House Trust, listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[3] has been administered by the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975,[4] and is believed to have been built in 1797.[2][5]