• Daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe 1848

    Edgar Allan Poe

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

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  • The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site will be closed

    The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site will be closed beginning March 1, 2013 through July 31, 2013 for restoration work. More »

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Photo of Poe 200th birthday cake

Poe Bicentennial Birthday Cake designed by Jen VanBlunk

NPS Photo

DOWNLOAD POE information card

Quoth the Raven "Take a tour!" Download Edgar Allan Poe house information card lots of quick Poe facts & info (pdf DOWNLOAD to Print out or to a smart Phone)

2009 Poe Bicentennial Event

New Poe House Exhibits

 

Did You Know?

Mr. Poe

Movie director Alfred Hitchcock wrote “Very likely it’s because I was so taken with the Poe stories that I made suspense films.”