More than 30 years ago, not long after I moved into an apartment on Carver Street, I was informed by a long-term resident of the street's Edgar Allan Poe connection. The address mentioned in your article as the likely location of Poe's birth, 62 Carver St., is consistent with what I was told.(Full article: 236 words)

This article is available in our archives:

Globe Subscribers

FREE for subscribers

Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.

Not a subscriber?

Non-Subscribers

Purchase an electronic copy of the full article.Learn More

• $9.95 1 month archives pass
• $24.95 3 months archives pass
• $74.95 1 year archives pass

MOST E-MAILED »

1. Report: Warrant Issued for Roggie’s Bar Owner
2. Map of Greater Boston Farmers Markets
3. Boston Pops Concert Move Keeps the Beach Boys, Ditches Joey McIntyre
4. We Tried Out Those New Solar Benches
5. New England’s top outdoor water parks
6. Drink of the Week: Mojito Italiano
7. Lawmakers pass compounding pharmacy oversight bill