The Last Standing Home of Edgar Allan Poe is a National Registered Landmark
Located in Philadelphia, he wrote some of his best pieces here
Life in Philadelphia
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home. The home to the left in the image was once rented by author Edgar Allan Poe. The home is located at 532 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Poe lived in several places, but this one is the only one that survived. In 1962, it was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
The building houses exhibits on Poe’s family and his literary contemporaries, and a theater shows an informative eight-minute film. (Source.)
Some of Poe’s best works were published while he was living in Philadelphia such as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Poe was very prolific during this period. He published 31 stories while in Philadelphia. Some of his writing is dark but it’s so well written. He also wrote literary criticism. Allegedly, the time Poe spent in Philadelphia was the happy time of his life.
The house
The Historic Site is in what used to b referred to as the Spring Garden district in northern Philadelphia. In 1843, Poe rented the house and he wasn’t there for more than…
