Thomas Wolfe Memorial architectural presentation board

Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Asheville, N.C.)

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Title:: Thomas Wolfe Memorial architectural presentation board
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Authors -- North Carolina
Memorials
Original Format:: Presentation board
Item identifier:: mc00732_5657630_20240913_159009
Architect:: Burns, Norma DeCamp more info on Burns, Norma DeCamp
Architect:: Burns, Norma DeCamp more info on Burns, Norma DeCamp
Genre:: Architectural drawings
Names:: Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Agency : N.C.) more info on Thomas Wolfe Memorial (Agency : N.C.)
Location:: Asheville (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Manuscript Collections

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: Norma DeCamp Burns Architectural Drawings and Papers (MC00732) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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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