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The
North Carolina Homespun Museum is located next to the Grove Park Inn
Resort & Spa and presents a historical overview of
Biltmore Industries and its internationally renowned wool cloth.
Inside the museum, photographs depict important events from Biltmore
Industries history, including its origin in 1901 by Eleanor Vance
and Charlotte Yale. The museum showcases memorabilia such as
letters, photographs, and tailored suits made from Homespun fabric.
Website:
North Carolina Homespun Museum
Location:
Asheville NC
Address: 111 Grovewood Rd., Asheville, NC 28804
Telephone: 828-253-7651
Hours: Monday
- Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
closed January thru March.
Fees: None
Allow: One hour
Of Note: Historic Biltmore Industries Cottage, listed in National Register of
Historic Places. Owned by
Grovewood Gallery
Nearby: Grove Park Inn
Resort & Spa,
Estes-Winn
Memorial Automobile Museum
Directions: From I-240 take Exit 5B. North on Charlotte Street. Right on Macon
Avenue to Grove Park Inn. Museum is in Homespun Shops area behind the inn,
opposite the Vanderbilt wing garage.
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