Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum / Poe Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum / Poe Baltimore Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House (Nat'l Historic Landmark) is open to visitors Thurs thru Sundays. Poe House is now open for visitors.

Please visit our site for details about COVID-19 protocol: https://www.poeinbaltimore.org/covid-19-response-at-poe-house-as-of-3-11-2020/

Visit the "Poe Places" link on our website to visit many (free) sites throughout Baltimore all year round. The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum is a National Historic Landmark. BACKGROUND:
In a tiny brick house on Baltimore’s North Amity Street in 1833-1835 Edgar

Allan Poe wrote some of the early stories that would make him the father of the modern short story, and create and define the modern genres of mystery, horror and science fiction. His spirit and legacy live throughout Baltimore City, inspiring authors, poets, playwrights, businesses – and even our sports teams. Poe Baltimore celebrates this legacy. Poe Baltimore was created to fund, maintain and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents. We are dedicated to maintaining the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city-wide events and educational opportunities. Poe Baltimore is committed to enriching the experience of visitors to Baltimore, who come to witness the city that inspired Edgar Allan Poe and his intellectual and literary heirs. We are committed to protecting, preserving and celebrating the rich history of the city, the house, and the legacy of one of our most beloved denizens.

Thank you to WJZ for coming out to spread the word for Poe House. We’re 15% of the way to goal.
09/01/2026

Thank you to WJZ for coming out to spread the word for Poe House. We’re 15% of the way to goal.

The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, located in the 200 block of N. Amity Street, is where the famed writer began writing short stories and launched his literary career.

This is how close demolition will be to Poe House, a single-lane side street. The historic house is half a row-house bui...
08/31/2026

This is how close demolition will be to Poe House, a single-lane side street.

The historic house is half a row-house built in the 1830s, surrounded by 270 degrees of planned demolition on a 7.5-acre site (including a building still attached to Poe House.)

Poe Baltimore was recently told that if we want vibration monitoring during demolition, we will have to arrange and pay for it ourselves.

Learn more about the extraordinary security and projected preservation expenses as we Stand Guard for Poe House, and please donate to help us safeguard the future. (Link in comments.)

08/30/2026

Can you name this movie? 🔎🤔 Vincent Price's acting is so mesmerizing to watch-- you just can't look away! We are celebrating his works with our movie night documentary premiere "Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive" Join us!
📍 M&T Bank Exchange Theatre at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
🔗https://poefestinternational.com/ticketed-events

🍾Join us for the world premiere of 'Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive'! 🐦‍⬛We are honored to be celebrating the legacy ...
08/28/2026

🍾Join us for the world premiere of 'Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive'! 🐦‍⬛
We are honored to be celebrating the legacy of Vincent Price with his daughter and key speaker Victoria Price. Grab your tickets now!
📍 M&T Bank Exchange Theatre at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center
🔗https://poefestinternational.com/ticketed-events

**UPDATE: The open windows next door to Poe House are being bricked in!**After at least 36 days exposed to the weather, ...
08/28/2026

**UPDATE: The open windows next door to Poe House are being bricked in!**

After at least 36 days exposed to the weather, this is a huge step. Anyone who has lived in a Baltimore row house knows that water does not necessarily stay on one side of a shared wall. We are very hopeful this will finally help stop the water entering the Poe House basement.

Thank you to everyone who has shared, donated, and shown how much Poe House matters. Your attention has helped keep the museum visible, and today we are grateful to see progress.

**Poe House remains OPEN.** Our emergency preservation campaign continues as we work to cover the extraordinary costs already incurred.

 Poe House is still open, but struggling during this transition time. Several months of debris and security conditions a...
08/27/2026

Poe House is still open, but struggling during this transition time. Several months of debris and security conditions around the historic Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum / Poe Baltimore. The work is important, but it has posed serious (and unplanned) security problems for the historic landmark.

🔮Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe wrote science fiction as well? 🖤In The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall, Poe...
08/26/2026

🔮Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe wrote science fiction as well? 🖤
In The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall, Poe imagines an extraordinary journey from Earth to the Moon by hot-air balloon. 🎈🌕 Published in 1835, the story was written with such convincing scientific detail that some readers reportedly wondered whether the incredible lunar voyage might actually have happened!

Address

203 N Amity Street
Baltimore, MD
21223

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+14104621763

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