
05/16/2019
Edgar Allan Poe's pocket watch to auction at Christie's
Poe's watch to be auctioned off at Christie's!
A pocket watch owned by the celebrated macabre mystery writer Edgar Allen Poe is heading for auction at Christie's next month.
Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in The Bronx at Poe Cottage, now located at East Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse.
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In this small 1812 farmhouse, he wrote "The Bells","Annabel Lee" and more. Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in The Bronx at Poe Cottage, now located at Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse. A small wooden farmhouse built about 1812, the cottage once commanded unobstructed vistas over the rolling Bronx hills to the shores of Long Island. It was a bucolic setting in which the great writer penned many of his most enduring poetical works, including “Annabel Lee,” “The Bells” and “Eureka.” Poe spent much of his life moving from place to place in restless search of literary recognition and financial security. In April 1844, he and his wife, Virginia, and mother-in-law, Maria Clemm, moved to New York, where Poe sought the opportunity for international acclaim. But Virginia was ill, and in early summer of 1846 Poe brought her to The Bronx, where he hoped the country air would rescue her failing health. However, in January of 1847, she died of tuberculosis. Poe himself died two years later, under mysterious circumstances, in Baltimore, MD. Administered by The Bronx County Historical Society since 1975, the cottage is restored to its original appearance, with authentic period furnishings. A film presentation and guided tour help bring Poe Cottage to life. Visitors can see the bed in which Virginia died and the rocking chair Poe used. In the kitchen, the dishes on the table appear as if the great author had just stepped out for air.
Operating as usual
Poe's watch to be auctioned off at Christie's!
A pocket watch owned by the celebrated macabre mystery writer Edgar Allen Poe is heading for auction at Christie's next month.
Virginia Poe wrote her Valentine to Edgar about four months before they moved to Fordham.
The Bronx County Historical Society
A few photos from yesterday’s ‘Devotedly I Love Her’ tours at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage. While taking visitors through the cottage, Education Coordinator Vivian Davis and docent Kimberly Griffin talked about the women in Poe’s life that inspired popular poems like ‘Annabel Lee.’ A great evening!
We had Dandy in The Bronx visit the Poe Cottage last week and he took some fantastic shots. Check it out!
Did you know that Edgar Allan Poe lived in the Bronx? Here are five things you didn’t know about the master of horror.
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage will be closed for the holidays starting on Thursday, December 20, 2018 and will reopen on Thursday, January 3, 2019.
It's Halloween and we wish you the best.
"I am blinded with tears while writing this letter — I have no wish to live another hour. Amid sorrow, and the deepest anxiety your letter reached — and you well know how little I am able to bear up under the pressure of grief. My bitterest enemy would pity me could he now read my heart."
- Poe on the death on his wife
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Black cat auditions photographed for Life Magazine, 1961. The auditions were for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Terror segment “The Black Cat.”
Did you know that Poe Cottage has an audio, with some of his best works read in Spanish? http://bronxhistoricalsociety.org/poe-cottage/poe-audio-tour/
BCHS Director of Programs Angel Hernandez talks about Edgar Allan Poe's legacy for Latin Americans at the Poe International Festival in Baltimore, MD - October 7, 2018.
BronxNet Community Television
Have you ever visited Poe Cottage at Fordham? Learn more about the famous residence on #GetToKnowTheBronx
Seen on the grounds today. Spring has sprung!
Here's some footage from earlier at the Poe Cottage. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/01/31/edgar-allan-poe-s-old-bronx-home-still-stands-today
Poe wrote classics like "Annabel Lee" and "The Cask of Amontillado" in the home.
Check us out live on NY1 this morning. Stay tuned.....
Happy 209th Birthday to our main man, Edgar Allan Poe. The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is open until 3pm today, Saturday from 10am-4pm, and Sunday from 1pm-5pm.
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! This holiday season, give the gift of history by helping to fund dynamic programs and historic preservation with the Bronx County Historical Society. There are plenty of ways to participate in Giving Tuesday.
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UPCOMING WALKING TOURNaval Training at Pelham Bay Park Saturday, October 28, 2017 - 11:00 AMThis walking tour explores the environs of the World War I Naval Training Station, now on present day Rodman’s Neck. Since visiting the original site is prohibited to the public, Educator Vivian Davis will gu...
He's not The Black Cat, but he'll do.
When in Boston...
Happy Valentine's Day! Virginia Poe was in the Valentine's spirit as well when she wrote this poem to Edgar Allan. That same year, they went to live in that little cottage she speaks of, in Fordham.
Ever with thee I wish to roam --
Dearest my life is thine.
Give me a cottage for my home
And a rich old cypress vine,
Removed from the world with its sin and care
And the tattling of many tongues.
Love alone shall guide us when we are there --
Love shall heal my weakened lungs;
And Oh, the tranquil hours we'll spend,
Never wishing that others may see!
Perfect ease we'll enjoy, without thinking to lend
Outselves to the world and its glee --
Ever peaceful and blissful we'll be.
Saturday February 14. 1846.
Tune in tonight on Channel 13 for a great feature on Poe Cottage.
http://www.thirteen.org/programs/nyc-arts/
NYC-ARTS is the portal through which arts enthusiasts everywhere can access the Tri-State Area's cultural best -- via television presentations, online and mobile components, and social media engagement. NYC-ARTS delivers insightful introductions, on-location features, profiles, news segments, and mo...
The Bronx County Historical Society's Latest Newsletter - February to May 2017
We wish the man of mystery himself, Edgar Allan Poe, a very happy 208th birthday! Your contributions to the literary world continue to fascinate generations and we are proud that The Bronx could play a part in your brilliant, tragic, and inspiring life.
Poe Cottage featured on Chasing News with Alex Zdan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz0xwqDsQo0
Brilliant, brooding, and a Bronx resident. Three ways of describing Edgar Allan Poe at the end of his too-short life. The author and poet made his home at a ...
Fox 5 at Poe Cottage. Airs on Christmas Day. Stay tuned...
From Poe's Porch - Live!
Hanging out at WFUV's Fordham Conversations, talking about Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Poe's legacy in The Bronx, and our upcoming poetry event at the Cottage this Saturday.
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Check out this great event happening next Saturday!
Poe Cottage at Fordham
Here is an exciting Poe event my friends at the Morris-Jumel Mansion are hosting. Take a look!
PBS at Poe Cottage this beautiful morning.
The Grand Concourse And East Kingsbridge Rd
New York, NY
10468
Take the D/B train to Kingsbridge Road Take the 4 train to Kingsbridge Road Take the #1, #2, #9, #22,#28,#34, bus towards Kingsbridge Road and The Grand Concourse Poe Cottage is available for group tours during the weekdays only by reservation. To make a contribution to Poe Cottage, please visit The Poe Page at www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/ThePoePage
$5 for adults, $3 for students, children & seniors
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