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To purchase a print of this drawing by author/artist
Lee Pantas, visit
Cherry Orchard Studio
 Thomas Wolfe
left an indelible mark on American letters. His mother’s boardinghouse in
Asheville, now the
Thomas Wolfe Memorial, has become one of literature’s most
famous landmarks. In his epic autobiographical novel, Look Homeward Angel, Wolfe
immortalized the rambling Victorian structure, origina lly called “Old Kentucky
Home,” as “Dixieland.” A classic of American literature, Look Homeward Angel has never gone out of print since its publication in 1929, keeping interest in
Wolfe alive and attracting
visitors to t he setting of this great novel.
The Memorial is administered by the North Carolina Department
of Cultural Resources and is open to the visiting public.
The Visitor Center has an orientation program and exhibits that cover Wolfe’s
years in New York, Woodfin Street House and his father’s monument workshop as
well as other details of family history. There is also a gift shop with books,
note cards, and prints.
Website:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Location:
Asheville
NC
Address: 52 North Market St., Asheville, NC 28801
Telephone: 828-253-8304
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m.,
closed Monday
Fees: $1.00 Adults, 50¢ Students
Allow: Two hours
Of Note: Local Historic Landmark, North Carolina Historic
Site, National Register of Historic Places, National Historic
Landmark.
Nearby:
Basilica of St. Lawrence,
Pack Place Education, Art & Science Center,
Asheville Urban Trail
Directions: I-240 heading east: Take Exit 5A straight up hill through light onto
North Market Street.
I-240 heading west: turn left off exit, then left onto Woodfin Street and right
onto North Market Street.
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