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Poe’s Baltimore
A Place of Beginnings and Endings
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 26, 2008
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Inscription.
Poe’s Baltimore. A Place of Beginnings and Endings. , Edgar Allan Poe, the American literary genius best known for his short stories and poems, often claimed Baltimore as his birthplace. In Baltimore, Poe found love and affection, launched his literary career - and was later laid to rest. Born in Boston and reared in Richmond, the troubled writer remained emotinoally tied to Baltimore where the Poe family name was held in high regard., Poe, the father of detective fiction, died suddenly under mysterious circumstances on October 7, 1849. He was buried the next day in his grandparents' lot here at Westminster, thus securign him an eternal connection to Baltimore. , [map] , J. H. Colton's City of Baltimore Maryland, 1855 , Courtesy of the Maryland State Archives, Poe's Baltimore , 1. Westminster Burying Ground , 2. Poe House and Museum, 203 Amity Street (open to the public) , Where Poe Lived with Maria and Virginia Clemm, and his grandmother, ca. 1833-1835. He gained his first recognition in those years. , 3. Latrobe House, 11. E. Mulberry Street , The only surviving site associated with the 1833 literary contest judging that launched Poe's career. Poe wom $50 for best short story, "MS Found in a Bottle." , 4. Mechanic's Row, 1000 block of Eastern Avenue (demolished) , Poe lived here in his aunt's household (1831-1833) alongm with his brother, Henry, and cousin, Virginia. Henry died in 1831 and was buried in the family lot in Westminster. , 5. Washington College Hospital, later Church Home and Hospital , Poe died here on October 7, 1849, several days after being found unconsciousness on E. Lombard Street., [photograph] , 203 Amity Street Poe's last Baltimore residence as it appeared in 1939, two years before Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe Society saved it from demolition. , Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland, [illustration] , "His face is a fine one, and well gifted with intellectual beauty." , Thomas Dunn English in The Aristidean, April 1845 , From Life This charming watercolor is one of 13 authenticated portraits done during Poe's lifetime. , Edgar A. Poe by John A. McDougall, Watercolor on paper, ca. 1846 , Huntington Library, San Marino, California, [painting] , Poe's Beloved Poe married his beloved Virginia, the daughter of Maria Clemm and his first cousin, in 1836 when she was 13. Virginia's death from tuberculosis at age 24 plunged Poe into deep depression. Her remains were moved from New York to Westminster on January 19, 1885, the 76th anniversary of Poe's birthday. , Virginia Clemm Poe by unknown artist, oil on canvas, ca. 1837 , From a Descendent in the Herring-Poe Family, [letter] , An Emotional Plea Poe returned to Richmond after the breakup of the Amity Street household, where he wrote an emotional letter to Maria pleading with her to join him - and asking for Virginia's hand in marriage. , Edgar A. Poe to Maria Clemm, August 29, 1835 , Courtesy of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland, "Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long since gone my way into the region of shadows. For indeed strange things shall happen and many secret things be knwon, and many centuries shall pass away, ere these memorials be seen of men. And, when seen, there will be some to disbelieve, and some to doubt, and yet a few who will find much to ponder upon in the characters here graven with a stylus of iron." , From Edgar Allan Poe's "Shadow." , (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, 1840), [book page , Nevermore Poe is best known for "The Raven," a poem that has appeared in hundreds of editoins in countless languages - and let its name to Baltimore's professoinal football team. , Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe, the American literary genius best known for his short stories and poems, often claimed Baltimore as his birthplace. In Baltimore, Poe found love and affection, launched his literary career - and was later laid to rest. Born in Boston and reared in Richmond, the troubled writer remained emotinoally tied to Baltimore where the Poe family name was held in high regard.
Poe, the father of detective fiction, died suddenly under mysterious circumstances on October 7, 1849. He was buried the next day in his grandparents' lot here at Westminster, thus securign him an eternal connection to Baltimore.
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J. H. Colton's City of Baltimore Maryland, 1855 Courtesy of the Maryland State Archives
Poe's Baltimore 1. Westminster Burying Ground 2. Poe House and Museum, 203 Amity Street (open to the public) Where Poe Lived with Maria and Virginia Clemm, and his grandmother, ca. 1833-1835. He gained his first recognition in those years. 3. Latrobe House, 11. E. Mulberry Street The only surviving site associated with the 1833 literary contest judging that launched Poe's career. Poe wom $50 for best short story, "MS Found in a Bottle." 4. Mechanic's Row, 1000 block of Eastern Avenue (demolished) Poe lived here in his aunt's
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household (1831-1833) alongm with his brother, Henry, and cousin, Virginia. Henry died in 1831 and was buried in the family lot in Westminster. 5. Washington College Hospital, later Church Home and Hospital Poe died here on October 7, 1849, several days after being found unconsciousness on E. Lombard Street.
[photograph] 203 Amity Street Poe's last Baltimore residence as it appeared in 1939, two years before Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe Society saved it from demolition. Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
[illustration] "His face is a fine one, and well gifted with intellectual beauty." Thomas Dunn English in The Aristidean, April 1845 From Life This charming watercolor is one of 13 authenticated portraits done during Poe's lifetime. Edgar A. Poe by John A. McDougall, Watercolor on paper, ca. 1846 Huntington Library, San Marino, California
[painting] Poe's Beloved Poe married his beloved Virginia, the daughter of Maria Clemm and his first cousin, in 1836 when she was 13. Virginia's death from tuberculosis at age 24 plunged Poe into deep depression. Her remains were moved from New York to Westminster on January 19, 1885, the 76th anniversary of Poe's birthday. Virginia
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 26, 2008
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Clemm Poe by unknown artist, oil on canvas, ca. 1837 From a Descendent in the Herring-Poe Family
[letter] An Emotional Plea Poe returned to Richmond after the breakup of the Amity Street household, where he wrote an emotional letter to Maria pleading with her to join him - and asking for Virginia's hand in marriage. Edgar A. Poe to Maria Clemm, August 29, 1835 Courtesy of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
"Ye who read are still among the living, but I who write shall have long since gone my way into the region of shadows. For indeed strange things shall happen and many secret things be knwon, and many centuries shall pass away, ere these memorials be seen of men. And, when seen, there will be some to disbelieve, and some to doubt, and yet a few who will find much to ponder upon in the characters here graven with a stylus of iron."
From Edgar Allan Poe's "Shadow." (Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, 1840)
[book page Nevermore Poe is best known for "The Raven," a poem that has appeared in hundreds of editoins in countless languages - and let its name to Baltimore's professoinal football team. Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 26, 2008
3. Poe's Baltimore: A Place of Beginnings and Endings Marker
Location. 39° 17.412′ N, 76° 37.417′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in University of Maryland. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Fayette Street and North Greene Street. Marker is on the grounds of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 W Fayette St, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Poe House and Museum, 203 Amity Street (open to the public)
Where Poe Lived with Maria and Virginia Clemm, and his grandmother, ca. 1833-1835. He gained his first recognition in those years.
3. Latrobe House, 11. E. Mulberry Street
The only surviving site associated with the 1833 literary contest judging that launched Poe's career. Poe won $50 for best short story, “MS Found in a Bottle.”
4. Mechanic's Row, 1000 block of Eastern Avenue (demolished)
Poe lived here in his aunt's household (1831-1833) along with his brother, Henry, and cousin, Virginia. Henry died in 1831 and was buried in the family lot in Westminster.
5. Washington College Hospital, later Church Home and Hospital
Poe died here on October 7, 1849, several days after being found unconsciousness on E. Lombard Street.
J. H. Colton's City of Baltimore Maryland, 1855
Courtesy of the Maryland State Archives
Poe's last Baltimore residence as it appeared in 1939, two years before Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe Society saved it from demolition.
Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 29, 2017
7. From Life
“His face is a fine one, and well gifted with intellectual beauty.” —
Thomas Dunn English in The Aristidean, April 1845
This charming watercolor is one of 13 authenticated portraits done during Poe's lifetime.
Edgar A. Poe by John A. McDougall, Watercolor on paper, ca. 1846
Huntington Library, San Marino, California
Close-up of photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 29, 2017
8. Poe's Beloved
Poe married his beloved Virginia, the daughter of Maria Clemm and his first cousin, in 1836 when she was 13. Virginia's death from tuberculosis at age 24 plunged Poe into deep depression. Her remains were moved from New York to Westminster on January 19, 1885, the 76th anniversary of Poe's birthday. Virginia Clemm Poe by unknown artist, oil on canvas, ca. 1837
From a Descendant in the Herring-Poe Family
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 29, 2017
9. An Emotional Plea
Poe returned to Richmond after the breakup of the Amity Street household, where he wrote an emotional letter to Maria pleading with her to join him - and asking for Virginia's hand in marriage.
Edgar A. Poe to Maria Clemm, August 29, 1835
Courtesy of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 29, 2017
10. Nevermore
Poe is best known for “The Raven,” a poem that has appeared in hundreds of editions in countless languages - and let its name to Baltimore's professional football team.
Courtesy of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Library / State Library Resource Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Close-up of image on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,344 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 4. submitted on March 27, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 6, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8, 9, 10. submitted on June 14, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.