Old Stone House - Richmond

The Old Stone House, which houses the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is located on East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia.  The structure dates to 1754 and it is considered the oldest residential home in Richmond, and a rare example of a colonial dwelling in the city.  Jacob Ege, a tailor, lived in the home, followed by his son, Samuel Ege, a flour inspector.  The Ege family lived in the house until 1911, when it was acquired by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities and saved from demolition.  Although Poe never lived in the house, he does have a connection to it.  As a member of the Richmond honor guard in 1824, 15 year old Poe helped guide the Marquis de Lafayatte around the city, stopping here at the Ege house so that Lafayette could meet the family which had aided the Colonial cause in the Revolution.  Since 1922 the Old Stone House has been home to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, which occupies several buildings on the property.  Included in their collection is the staircase from Poe's home on Fourteenth Street, Poe's bed from the home on Franklin Street and the mantel from his bedroom.  The Old Stone House was added to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1973.

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