Bronx: Kingsbridge Road (Ea - Briggs Avenue
Poe Park (Bronx): The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, in which the famous poet lived from 1846 to 1849 and wrote his poems "Annabel Lee,' "Ulalume," and "Eureka." Here,too, his wife Virginia died. The cottage was originally located at 257 E. Kingsbridge Road, east side, between Briggs Avenue and E. 194th Street, and was transferred to the north end of the park in 1913. The photograph shows
the cottage at its original location.
1891
Gift of Randall Comfort
(2 and 3)
The cottage within the park, years later.
May 4, 1938
P. L. Sperr