Edgar Allan Poe Square

In 2009, on Poe’s 200th birth anniversary, Boston renamed a small plaza the “Common Edgar Allan Poe Square.” The whole area was razed to the ground for urban renewal decades ago. The plaza is close to where Poe’s house once stood. The area is replete with several buildings dedicated to Poe and the associated plaques, artifacts and medallions that adorn them. At the Edgar Allan Poe Square, located at the intersection of Boylston and Charles Streets, see the statue of author Edgar Allan Poe and his “The Tell-Tale Heart” and symbols from his other well-known poems from up-close at Boston Common. It is a dainty little area with the statue of the legendary author drawing in crowds for a quick photo.