Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City

Name: Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Address: 2640 Grand Concourse, New York City, 10458-4968, United States
Telephone: +1 718-881-8900

#345 among attractions in New York City

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Facts and practical information

The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park. ()

Coordinates: 40°51'56"N, 73°53'39"W

Address

2640 Grand ConcourseWest Bronx (Fordham Manor)New York City 10458-4968 United States

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+1 718-881-8900

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Day trips

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Botanical Garden, Paradise Theater, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Lorillard Snuff Mill.

0.9 miE
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
24 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
0.4 miSW
Theater
Paradise Theater, New York City
11 min walk • The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York.
0.7 miE
Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
17 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
1 miSE
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
27 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
~1160 ftNW
Bridge
Kingsbridge Armory, New York City
6 min walk • The Kingsbridge Armory, also known as the Eighth Regiment Armory, is a decommissioned armory at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
0.8 miSE
Street
Arthur Avenue, New York City
21 min walk • Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy".
~880 ftW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
5 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
0.4 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
12 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
0.8 miE
Library
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City
21 min walk • The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.
0.8 miS
Church, Modernist architecture
Church of Saint Simon, New York City
20 min walk • The Church of St. Simon Stock – St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 2191 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, New York City. It was established in 1919 and has been continuously staffed by the Carmelite Fathers since its founding.
~1760 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Mercy's Church, New York City
9 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Mercy is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 2496 Marion Avenue, Fordham, Bronx, New York City, New York.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Edgar Allan Poe Cottage open?

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10 am - 3 pm
Friday 10 am - 3 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage?

Nearby attractions include Saint James Park, New York City (5 min walk), Bronx Library Center, New York City (5 min walk), Kingsbridge Armory, New York City (6 min walk), St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House, New York City (8 min walk).

How to get to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage by public transport?

The nearest stations to Edgar Allan Poe Cottage:

Metro

Kingsbridge Road • Lines: 4, B, D (4 min walk)
Fordham Road • Lines: 4, B, D (10 min walk)

Bus

Webster Avenue & East Fordham Avenue • Lines: Bx41 (8 min walk)
East Fordham Road & 3rd Avenue • Lines: Bx9 (10 min walk)

Train

Fordham (9 min walk)
Botanical Garden (17 min walk)