Thomas Wolfe left an indelible mark on American letters. And his mother's boardinghouse in Asheville, North Carolina—now the Thomas Wolfe Memorial—has become one of literature's most famous landmarks. Named "Old Kentucky Home" by a previous owner, Wolfe immortalized the rambling Victorian structure as "Dixieland" in his epic autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel. A classic of American literature, Look Homeward, Angel has never gone out of print since its 1929 publication, keeping interest in Wolfe alive and attracting visitors to the setting for this great novel. Continued
The Writer Thomas Wolfe
- Biography
- Wolfe Family Album
- The "Old Kentucky Home" boarding house
- A Family of Characters
- The Inner Tom
- Bibliography
- Maxwell Perkins, his famed editor
The Site Today
Other Information
Wolfe's Angel from Wolfe Memorial on Vimeo.
Upcoming Events
- June 8: Writers At Wolfe series
Saturday 12 - 2 pm
Lucille Flack Ray, author of "Looking Back and Moving Forward," will discuss her experience in Asheville as a young person and how it inspired her book of poetry. Along with local musician Cathy Riley and the St. John-A-Baptist Church Choir, Mrs. Ray will perform old-time African American spirituals, and use them as a springboard to discuss the African American community in Asheville and throughout the US. Mrs. Ray worked at Julia Wolfe's Old Kentucky Home boardinghouse in the late 1930s.
Wolfe Memorial Information
Contact Us
The Thomas Wolfe Memorial
52 N. Market St.
Asheville, N.C. 28801
Phone: (828) 253-8304
Fax: (828) 252 8171
wolfe@ncdcr.gov
Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Saturday--9 am - 5 pm
Closed Sundays, Mondays
Admission
Adults - $5; Children - $2
Pre-registered adult groups are $2.50 per person. School groups are free.