Dining room, Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Asheville, North Carolina

Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Asheville, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Provenance note:: Julia Wolfe (operated boardinghouse for consumptives), twentieth century owner
Architectural note:: The home was restored in the 1970s and again following severe damage from a 1998 fire.
Historical note:: The building was the boyhood home of writer Thomas Wolfe. The house has also been referred to as "The Old Kentucky Home," which was the name used for the boardinghouse. The building currently functions as museum and memorial to Wolfe. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as a North Carolina Historic Site, and as a National Historical Landmark.
Location:: Asheville (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina -- History