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The Edgar Allan Poe Museum, Richmond , Virginia , USA holds one of the world's finest collections of Edgar Allan Poe 's manuscripts, letters, first editions, memorabilia and personal belongings. The museum also provides an overview early 19th Century Richmond, where Poe lived and worked. The museum features the life and career of Edgar Allan Poe by documenting his accomplishments with pictures, relics, and verse, and focusing on his many years in Richmond. HISTORY Originally opened in 1922 , the Old Stone House and Museum was built around 1737 in what was then considered the country. The museum is only blocks away from the sites of Poe's Richmond homes Richmond and place of employment, the Southern Literary Messenger . In the 1930s, the buildings in the area were razed for the construction of the Poe Homes, a public housing project. The house was scheduled for demolition but public vigilance and interest forced the Housing Authority to spare the site. The Edgar Allan Poe Society was given control of the house and it opened as the Edgar Allan Poe House in 1922 . EXTERNAL LINK |
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