Poe Park

Poe Park is a three-acre park along the Grand Concourse at East Kingsbridge Road in the Fordham neighborhood, home to the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, the final residence of the legendary American writer. Poe lived in this small wooden farmhouse from 1846 until shortly before his mysterious death in 1849.

Poe moved to the Bronx cottage seeking fresh country air for his wife Virginia, who was dying of tuberculosis. It was here that he wrote some of his most celebrated works, including 'Annabel Lee,' 'The Bells,' and 'Eureka.' Virginia died in the cottage in January 1847, and her death profoundly affected Poe's already troubled mental state.

The Poe Cottage, a modest wooden structure that was the height of affordable rural housing in the 1840s, has been preserved as a museum since 1913. The house was moved from its original location on Kingsbridge Road to its current position within the park in 1913 to save it from demolition.

The park features a bandshell, a playground, and landscaped grounds surrounding the historic cottage. The park serves the diverse Fordham community, which includes large Albanian, Dominican, Mexican, and West African populations.

Poe Park is one of the most literary parks in New York City, connecting the daily life of a modern Bronx neighborhood to one of the greatest and most troubled writers in American history. The tiny cottage where Poe worked through grief and genius stands as a humble monument to the power of literary imagination.