Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site

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The Thomas Wolfe Memorial is devoted to interpreting the life, literature and times of Thomas Wolfe through the use of his mother's boardinghouse and his novel, Look Homeward, Angel.

05/26/2026

"So, thinking, feeling, speaking, he lay there in his mother's house, but there was nothing in the house but silence and the moving darkness: storm shook the house and huge winds rushed upon them . . ."

Stay safe and dry out there!

📣NOTICE📣Due to inclement weather and forecast of thunderstorms, tomorrow morning's Riverside Cemetery Tour has been post...
05/22/2026

📣NOTICE📣

Due to inclement weather and forecast of thunderstorms, tomorrow morning's Riverside Cemetery Tour has been postponed and rescheduled for Saturday, June 13th.

Ticket holders have been notified, and those tickets will be honored on the 13th or refunds will happily be issued if needed by contacting the Memorial.

We apologize for any inconvenience, but we must prioritize the safety of our guests!

We hope you can make it on the 13th! You can purchase tickets for this new date here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/thomas-wolfes-buried-lives-a-riverside-cemetery-tour

After several years of editing and whittling to condense its original, humongous size, Thomas Wolfe's second novel, Of T...
05/15/2026

After several years of editing and whittling to condense its original, humongous size, Thomas Wolfe's second novel, Of Time and the River, was published in 1935. This fun cartoon from The Saturday Review expresses New York Reviewers’ frustrations over reading the 500,000 word novel!

📸Excerpt and cartoon reprint courtesy of David Herbert Donald’s biography Look Homeward: The Life of Thomas Wolfe and the Saturday Review of Literature.

Throughout May we celebrate Historic Preservation Month, established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in ...
05/13/2026

Throughout May we celebrate Historic Preservation Month, established by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1973, as a way of promoting the immense importance of protecting our historic places, promoting tourism, and connecting past and present.

We are so excited to announce a special Membership Appreciation Day for supporters of the Memorial and members of the Fr...
05/08/2026

We are so excited to announce a special Membership Appreciation Day for supporters of the Memorial and members of the Friends of Thomas Wolfe.

Join us as we open with special afternoon hours on Sunday, June 7th, where members can bring up to two complimentary guests for a special furniture-themed tour of the historic boardinghouse, a guided downtown walking tour, a short documentary, highlighting the home and furniture’s restoration following the 1998 arson fire, and a special behind-the-scenes look at select pieces of the memorial‘s extensive artifact collection!

If you are curious about becoming a member, and would like to learn more, please check out our website: wolfememorial.com

If you are interested in purchasing a membership: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/friends-of-thomas-wolfe

To register for this event: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/membership-appreciation-day-thomas-wolfe-memorial

Here at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, we want to thank all the teachers for their dedication to the craft, for their abilit...
05/07/2026

Here at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, we want to thank all the teachers for their dedication to the craft, for their ability to guide and lead growing minds, and for being the keepers and sharers of stories. North Carolina has some of the best, too! Thank you for all you do!

, May 1st, 1937, Thomas Wolfe arrived in Burnsville, NC, just northeast of Asheville. He was on his way home after near...
05/01/2026

, May 1st, 1937, Thomas Wolfe arrived in Burnsville, NC, just northeast of Asheville. He was on his way home after nearly eight years of self-imposed exile following the ruckus that Look Homeward, Angel had caused. It was his first time in Yancey County. At 10pm that night, upon leaving the Gem City Soda Shop where he bought a coke and pack of Chesterfields, Wolfe witnessed a shootout on the street. This mountain feud would become part of his story “The Return of the Prodigal.”
One of our favorite Wolfe memories . . .



📸: Thomas Wolfe outside the courthouse door in Burnsville, where he was called to testify in the murder case, 1937

Address

52 N Market Street
Asheville, NC
28801

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18282538304

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