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August 30, 1883
Democratic Northwest
Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio
What is this article about?
The Allan house in Richmond, former home of poet Edgar Allan Poe, has been purchased for conversion into a hotel managed by a former fashion leader in the city. The octagon-shaped room where Poe wrote 'The Raven' is described as dusty with cobwebs and mirrored windows.
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Where "The Raven" was Written,
The Allan house, the Richmond home of the poet, Edgar Allan Poe, has been purchased for transformation into a hotel, to be kept by a woman at one time a leader of fashion in that city.
The dust of years has lodged upon everything in the room in which Poe wrote "The Raven." Cobwebs depend from the ceiling, and cling to the walls in picturesque festoons. It is an octagon-shaped apartment, with windows on either side of the fireplace, seeming to open into similar rooms. But there are mirror panes in the window sash, instead of transparent glass. The room is spacious, and papered in florid style.
-N. Y. Sun.
The Allan house, the Richmond home of the poet, Edgar Allan Poe, has been purchased for transformation into a hotel, to be kept by a woman at one time a leader of fashion in that city.
The dust of years has lodged upon everything in the room in which Poe wrote "The Raven." Cobwebs depend from the ceiling, and cling to the walls in picturesque festoons. It is an octagon-shaped apartment, with windows on either side of the fireplace, seeming to open into similar rooms. But there are mirror panes in the window sash, instead of transparent glass. The room is spacious, and papered in florid style.
-N. Y. Sun.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
Allan House
Richmond
Hotel Conversion
Poe Home
What entities or persons were involved?
Edgar Allan Poe
Where did it happen?
Richmond
Story Details
Key Persons
Edgar Allan Poe
Location
Richmond
Story Details
The Allan house, Poe's Richmond home, purchased to become a hotel run by a former fashion leader; detailed description of the dusty, cobweb-filled octagon room where 'The Raven' was written, featuring mirrored windows and florid wallpaper.