Editor Pick
Poe Museum
- July 28, 2000
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Carter from Richmond, Virginia
Poe is 'Nevermore' but you can still see the original draft of 'The Raven' at the Poe Museum, housed inside Richmond's oldest structure (1740). Other artifacts and memorabilia on display include the furniture from his childhood bedroom.
Nearby is the Elmira Shelton House (remains a private residence), the former home of, guess who, Elmira Shelton, Poes' childhood sweetheart and inspirer of 'Annabelle Lee'. It was on her porch that he was last seen before he was discovered near death in Baltimore.
Two churches central to his life are nearby as well. St. Pauls, where he attended services with his adoptive parents, the Allens is not too far away; (Poe left a valise containing? Somewhere in there - it's never been found). St. John's Churchyard, where his mother is buried, is across the street from Elmiras'.
Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun-Mon noon-5, $5.00
From journal A City of History: Museums and Sites