Omni Parker House - Edgar Allan Poe association

The Omni Parker House hotel in downtown Boston hosted Edgar Allan Poe as a guest in the 19th century; the hotel promotes its historical association with Poe and Boston literary life. The Parker House is also credited locally with the creation of the Parker House roll and Boston cream pie, features promoted as part of the hotel's heritage. The claim that Poe wrote or first recited 'The Raven' at the Parker House is part of local tradition and commercial history and is treated as debated by some scholars.