{"nrhp_refnum":"66000689","name":"Poe, Edgar Allan, House, National Historic Site","other_names":["Edgar Allen Poe National Historic Landmark","Edgar Allen Poe N"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"530-532 N. Seventh St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.96194840550007,"lon":-75.15000031186713,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1962-12-29","areas_of_significance":["Literature"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site at 530-532 North Seventh Street in lower north central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, made up of three interconnected brick buildings on about half an acre. The core is the rear Poe House, a 3-story brick house built about 1840-1842 by William M. Alburger, with two adjoining 3½-story houses fronting North Seventh Street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the Poe House is the only surviving one of the four residences Poe occupied during his years in Philadelphia (1838-44), a period in which he produced some of his best-known tales and editorial work. It is presented as a tangible link to Poe's accomplishments in the city and is associated with the literary importance of his life and work.","narrative":"Brick houses on North Seventh Street in Philadelphia, built in the early 1840s, form the core of this site. The rear Poe House, a three-story brick dwelling with two rooms on each floor, was constructed by plumber and real estate investor William M. Alburger between 1840 and 1842. Edgar Allan Poe, his wife Virginia and his mother-in-law Maria Clemm rented it from about September 1842 until April 1844, when the family left for New York. During those years Poe produced some of his most famous tales, including The Gold Bug and The Black Cat, and worked as an editor for Burton's Gentleman's Magazine and Graham's Magazine. The house is the only surviving residence of the four Poe occupied in Philadelphia. Its significance rests on that connection to his literary career and to the city's place in American letters, and the site was later established by Congress to commemorate Poe.","period_of_significance":"1840-41","architect_builder":"Poe Cottage: William Alburger; 532 N. 7th St.: John Evans","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Restored and operated as a National Historic Site after a 1978-80 renovation; the Park Service opened the site to visitors in 1981.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.512321-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/66000689.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000689/15d3d41fa1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000689/15d3d41fa1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Midnightdreary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EAP-NHS--Exterior.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Midnightdreary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EAP-NHS--Exterior.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997516","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_National_Historic_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1092659"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/poe-edgar-allan-house-national-historic-site-66000689/"}