Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
National Historic Site · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A plain brick row house in Spring Garden where Edgar Allan Poe lived with his wife Virginia and her mother in 1843 and 1844, and the only one of his six Philadelphia addresses still standing. He wrote The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat and The Gold-Bug during his Philadelphia years, which were the most productive of his life and among the poorest. The National Park Service keeps it deliberately UNFURNISHED — bare plaster, bare boards, and a cellar that visitors reliably decide is the one from The Black Cat.
532 North Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19123, United States
FREE. Generally open Friday to Sunday, roughly 9 AM to 5 PM, with a reduced schedule at other times of year and closure on major holidays. Ranger availability varies — check nps.gov before travelling, because the operating days at this site have changed more than once.
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