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The Thomas Wolfe Memorial is a must see when you visit Asheville. It is a North Carolina Landmark. His childhood home is now a much visited Literary Landmark. He wrote about it in his novel “Look Homeward Angel” one of the great works of American Writers, and influenced Jack Kerouac to write his own auto-biographical novel “The Town and the City“.

The house itself is a large Victorian Style former boarding house that was built by Erwin Sluder in 1883. Additions more than doubled the size of the house by the 1890’s. In his famous novel Wolfe states that they moved there in 1906. Wolfe’s mother put in plumbing, electricity and added additional rooms.since its 1929 publication, keeping interest in Wolfe alive and attracting visitors to the setting for this great novel. When Wolfe died he was laid to rest in Asheville’s own Riverside Cemetery next to the author O. Henry.

A visit to this North Carolina historical treasure is highly recommended on any visit to Asheville. Tickets are 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for students. The memorial is open from 9-to-5 on Tuesday through Saturday and from 1-to-5 on Sundays, the house is closed on Mondays.

Directions: - Map
From I-26, I-40 and US 19-23 (I-26) take I-240 loop to downtown Asheville. Take the Merrimon Ave. exit and follow signs to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. The House is at 52 N. Market St.