Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site

“For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen,” so begins Poe’s famous short story “The Black Cat,” written while living in this house with his family. Writer, editor, popular poet and inventor of the detective story, Edgar Allan Poe still thrills readers today. Come imagine Poe’s life on Seventh Street, his only surviving residence in Philadelphia.

Edgar Allan Poe NHS Closed!

The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site reopens to the public on Saturday, January 17th, 2009.

Friday evening, January 16, 5:30 to 8:00 PM
The Official Friends of Poe bicentennial birthday party! Festivities will take place at the German Society, 7th and Spring Garden Streets, across the street from Poe. Actors and Park Rangers Paul Campbell and Helen McKenna-Uff will perform an original piece, “Doppelganger Poes”. There will be a wine-tasting of vintages mentioned in Poe’s works and a preview of the new exhibits.

Saturday, January 17, 2:00 PM
Official public opening for new Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site exhibits, Daniel Hoffman, poet and Poe scholar, will offer a talk on Poe’s influence on women writers like Joyce Carol Oates. Celebrate the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe and the grand opening of the site with all new exhibits and events!!

The Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site is currently closed until January 17th, 2009.

Please review other Bicentennial Calendar of Events

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Review the EDAL Comprehensive Plan for the new exhibit text and graphics.

Write to

INHP, 143 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

E-mail Us

Phone

Edgar Allan Poe House
(215) 597-7130

Fax

(215) 861-4950

Climate

Four distinct seasons with moderately cold winter and hot, humid summer. January average temperature, 33 degrees Fahrenheit; July average temperature, 75 degrees; average yearly rainfall, 41 inches; normal seasonal snowfall, 21 inches.