North Carolina Mountains Sights

Thomas Wolfe's Angel Review

In his novel Look Homeward, Angel, Asheville-born Thomas Wolfe makes many references to an angel statue. The famous angel, in real life carved from Italian marble by Wolfe's father, stands in Hendersonville's Oakdale Cemetery, marking the graves of a family named Johnson.

    Contact Information

  • Address: U.S. 64, west of downtown Hendersonville, U.S. Hwy. 64 W. and Valley St., Hendersonville, NC, 28792 | Map It
  • Phone: 828/697-3084 Public Works Dept., City of Hendersonville
  • Website: www.cityofhendersonville.org
  • Location: Hendersonville

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