Thomas Wolfe House / Dixieland

Old Kentucky Home

Dixieland

Asheville native Thomas Wolfe achieved international fame with the publication of his first full-length novel, Look Homeward, Angel, in 1929. Many of the incidents in the book took place in his mother's boardinghouse, "Old Kentucky Home," which he called "Dixieland." A large man, both in stature and in accomplishment, Wolfe left big shoes to fill.

Placed by the Four Seasons Garden Club

Another marker, immediately in front of the house, reads]:

Thomas Wolfe House

Has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

This site possesses exceptional value in

commemorating or illustrating

The history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior