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Edgar Allan Poe: Edgar Allan Poe Museum
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The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is located at 1914 East Main Street between 19th and 20th Streets. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00, Sunday, 11:00 to 5:00, with guided tours beginning on the hour. For more information, see http://www.poemuseum.org.
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No childhood home of Poe is still standing, including the Allan family's Moldavia estate. The oldest standing home in Richmond, the Old Stone House, is in use as the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, though Poe never lived there. The collection includes many items Poe used during his time with the Allan family and ... features several rare first printings of Poe works. The dorm room Poe is believed to have used while studying at the University of Virginia in 1826 is preserved and available for visits. Its upkeep is now overseen by a group of students and staff known as the Raven Society.[122]
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The best place to start a literary tour of Poe's Richmond is the Edgar Allan Poe Museum on East Main Street. The complex consists of the Old Stone House, the Elizabeth Arnold Poe Memorial Building, and the Exhibition Hall. Assembled here with great care and reverence are items Poe would have known or used: furnishings from houses he shared with his foster parents, personal and family artifacts, portraits, documents, first editions of his works, even a lock of his hair.
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The Poe Museum provides a retreat into early 19th century Richmond where Edgar Allan Poe lived and worked. The museum features Poe's life and career by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond. Read More >
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Virginia's only literary museum honors this great American Writer with the world's largest collection of Poe artifacts. The Museum was opened in 1922 in the Old Stone House, Richmond's oldest standing structure, only blocks away from the sites of Poe's first Richmond home and first place of employment. The Museum includes exhibits on Poe's life and death, the "enchanted" courtyard garden (a popular location in Richmond to hold outdoor wedding ceremonies), and the Poe Shrine. Enjoy a guided tour, or sit and sip lemonade while you read your favorite Poe short story in the garden. The Museum ... has a unique gift shop with dozens of Poe related items.
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Poe's legacy includes a significant influence in literature in the United States and around the world as well as in specialized fields like cosmology and cryptography. Additionally, Poe and his works appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, television, video games, etc. Some of his homes are dedicated as museums today.
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