203 N Amity St
Baltimore, MD, USA

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Jan 01, 2025

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203 N Amity St, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Jan 01, 2025

Dec 08, 2019

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Literary Landmark

The Edgar Allan Poe House is named a Literary Landmark by United for Libraries.

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Literary Landmark

The Edgar Allan Poe House is named a Literary Landmark by United for Libraries.

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Jan 17, 2014

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Familiar Haunt

This article details the house and its furnishings as well as some of its history relating to Edgar Allan Poe

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Familiar Haunt

This article details the house and its furnishings as well as some of its history relating to Edgar Allan Poe

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Jan 17, 2014

Feb 05, 2011

Allison Branch

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Closing?

With budget cuts, the Edgar Allan Poe house may close but contributions and donations are keeping it going. There is hope about changing the way that the house is managed.

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Closing?

With budget cuts, the Edgar Allan Poe house may close but contributions and donations are keeping it going. There is hope about changing the way that the house is managed.

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Jan 16, 2005

Allison Branch

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Family Reunion

A descendant of Edgar Allan Poe visits the Edgar Allan Poe House and gets a tour of the artifacts and the house.

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Family Reunion

A descendant of Edgar Allan Poe visits the Edgar Allan Poe House and gets a tour of the artifacts and the house.

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Jan 16, 2005

Nov 07, 1995

Allison Branch

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Security Concerns

A hold-up near the Poe house raises security concerns about the area in which the house is placed, as well as the effects this could have on tourism.

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Security Concerns

A hold-up near the Poe house raises security concerns about the area in which the house is placed, as well as the effects this could have on tourism.

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Oct 08, 1950

Allison Branch

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The Poe Society and the House

On lease to the Edgar Allan Poe Society, the house is now open to the public where visitors can tour the house. It details some of the objects in the house as well as some more history regarding the house itself.

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The Poe Society and the House

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Oct 08, 1950

Jan 01, 1950

Allison Branch

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Edgar Allan Poe House (no 1950 census records)

At this point, there were no occupants in the house because it had been turned into the Edgar Allan Poe House, a museum about Poe himself, so there are no census records available in 1950 (see dates Oct 8, 1950 and Oct 1, 1949 for more details).

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Edgar Allan Poe House (no 1950 census records)

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Oct 01, 1949

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Public Invited

The house had officially opened to the public after a ten-year-long quest, and this article describes what the house holds in more detail, including a description of the first floor.

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Public Invited

The house had officially opened to the public after a ten-year-long quest, and this article describes what the house holds in more detail, including a description of the first floor.

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Oct 01, 1949

Jul 24, 1947

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House becomes Shrine to Poe

This article details the making of 203 N Amity Street as a shrine to the poet, by the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. The house was rented to the society for $5 annually (around $319.80 in 2025).

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House becomes Shrine to Poe

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Jan 01, 1940

Allison Branch

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Owned by the City (no 1940 census records)

There are no census records for the house in 1940 as the house was slated for demolition in 1938(see date June 5th 1938), and since the house was saved from demolition the property was owned by the city.

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Owned by the City (no 1940 census records)

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Jan 01, 1940

Jun 05, 1938

Allison Branch

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Doomed?

This article details some of the events about the possible destruction of the home in the 1930s. It also includes the questions of whether Poe lived at 203 or 205 N. Amity Ave.

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Doomed?

This article details some of the events about the possible destruction of the home in the 1930s. It also includes the questions of whether Poe lived at 203 or 205 N. Amity Ave.

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Apr 13, 1930

Allison Branch

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1930

The 1930 census lists James and Mary Knox as the occupants, however, it also lists their son James(age 52), who at the time did not have a job. They are listed in lines 73-75.

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1930

The 1930 census lists James and Mary Knox as the occupants, however, it also lists their son James(age 52), who at the time did not have a job. They are listed in lines 73-75.

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Apr 13, 1930

Mar 18, 1930

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Poe's Old Home?

James Knox explains why he thinks that his home was once where Edgar Allan Poe lived, and some more information is given on the Knox family itself.

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Poe's Old Home?

James Knox explains why he thinks that his home was once where Edgar Allan Poe lived, and some more information is given on the Knox family itself.

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Jun 04, 1927

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Ethel Knox

The death reports to the health department list Ethel Knox, daughter of James and Mary Knox, dies at age 36 in 1927.

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Ethel Knox

The death reports to the health department list Ethel Knox, daughter of James and Mary Knox, dies at age 36 in 1927.

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Jun 04, 1927

Apr 01, 1926

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1926 Directory

The 1926 directory lists James and Mary Knox as living at 203 N Amity St.

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1926 Directory

The 1926 directory lists James and Mary Knox as living at 203 N Amity St.

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Jan 08, 1920

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1920 Census

The 1920 Census lists the Knox family as the occupants of the house, James, Mary, and Ethel. It also lists a boarder living with them, a Minnie Curran (age 46) who worked as a starcher in a laundry. They are listed in lines 27-30

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1920 Census

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Jan 08, 1920

Apr 18, 1910

Allison Branch

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1910 Census

The 1910 Census lists James(age 49) and Mary Knox(age 50), with their daughter Ethel(age 23), as the occupants of the house. James Knox worked as a watchman and his daughter worked as a laundress in a hospital. They are listed on lines 55-57.

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1910 Census

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Mar 01, 1906

Allison Branch

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James Knox Jr.'s Enlistment

This is the enlistment papers of James Knox Jr. He is listed near the bottom of the page.

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James Knox Jr.'s Enlistment

This is the enlistment papers of James Knox Jr. He is listed near the bottom of the page.

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Mar 01, 1906

Jun 07, 1900

Allison Branch

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1900 Census

The 1900 census lists the occupants as Henry Jones (age 50), his wife Lizzie (age 44), and their son Washington (age 6). It also lists boarders who lived with them as Lucy and Julia Boyd (ages 18 and 22, respectively). They are listed on lines 55-59.

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1900 Census

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Jun 08, 1880

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1880 Census

This 1880 census details the occupants of 203 N Amity St (known as No.3 N Amity St. in 1880), who are Mary Krouser(age 69), who was widowed by 1880 and John (age 40) and Emma Martin (age 30) with their son John (age 12). They are listed in lines 18-21.

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1880 Census

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Jun 08, 1880

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203 N Amity St Baltimore, MD, USA

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Jan 01, 2025

203 N Amity St, Baltimore, MD, USA

203 N Amity St, Baltimore, MD, USA

Jan 01, 2025

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Dec 08, 2019

Dec 08, 2019

Literary Landmark

Literary Landmark

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Jan 17, 2014

Familiar Haunt

Familiar Haunt

Jan 17, 2014

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Feb 05, 2011

Feb 05, 2011

Closing?

Closing?

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Jan 16, 2005

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

Jan 16, 2005

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Nov 07, 1995

Nov 07, 1995

Security Concerns

Security Concerns

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Oct 08, 1950

The Poe Society and the House

The Poe Society and the House

Oct 08, 1950

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Jan 01, 1950

Jan 01, 1950

Edgar Allan Poe House (no 1950 census records)

Edgar Allan Poe House (no 1950 census records)

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Oct 01, 1949

Public Invited

Public Invited

Oct 01, 1949

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Jul 24, 1947

Jul 24, 1947

House becomes Shrine to Poe

House becomes Shrine to Poe

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Jan 01, 1940

Owned by the City (no 1940 census records)

Owned by the City (no 1940 census records)

Jan 01, 1940

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Jun 05, 1938

Jun 05, 1938

Doomed?

Doomed?

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Apr 13, 1930

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Mar 18, 1930

Mar 18, 1930

Poe's Old Home?

Poe's Old Home?

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Jun 04, 1927

Ethel Knox

Ethel Knox

Jun 04, 1927

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203 N Amity St
Baltimore, MD, USA

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