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Poe Park
Grand Concourse bet. E. 192 St. and E. K
Bronx
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 2.33
Edgar Allan Poe
Sculptor Edmond Thomas Quinn (1868–1929) created this bronze portrait bust of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the esteemed poet and creator of the American Gothic tale and the detective story. In 1909, the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences presented this piece to the City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birth. The sculpture was vandalized soon after its installation, and subsequently moved inside the cottage that Poe and his young wife, Virginia, had lived in from 1846 to 1849.
Sculptor Quinn was also a painter, and studied with noted artist Thomas Eakins. He has several pieces in New York, including the portrait bust of Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor Victor Herbert (1927) in Central Park, as well as pieces in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
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Know Before You Go
The building is closed. This project will construct a new 2,400 square foot building that directs visitors towards both the original Edgar Allan Poe cottage at the north end of the park, and towards the bandstand to the south. The building will house exhibition space, information desk and public bathrooms. A large glass window at the end of the exhibition hall will frame the view of the Poe cottage. The roof will be slightly V-shaped like rising wings, while the exterior walls will be covered with overlapping dark feather-like gray slate shingles. The building's concept alludes abstractly to Poe's poem 'The Raven'. Please pardon our appearance.
Anticipated Completion: Fall 2011
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- Edgar Allan Poe
- Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
