Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s. Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe was indeed the master of mystery and suspense. The circumstances leading to the death of Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore, as well as the direct cause of death have not been clearly explained. Poe is buried in the cemetery of Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, the area now belongs to the University of Maryland in Baltimore. The Poe House is a 2 1⁄2 story two-bay brick structure with a gabled metal roof. The house is flanked on the north by a contiguous building; the south elevation is windowless. A single gabled dormer is centered in the west roof.The house sits on the western edge of an active low-income housing project in the west Baltimore neighborhood of Poppleton.The house retains the majority of its original woodwork. The Museum hosted a number of Poe events throughout the year.
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