Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Monument Corner

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

1. Monument Corner Marker

Inscription. W.O. Wolfe's tombstone shop, fondly recalled by his son, Thomas in Look Homeward Angel, once stood on this corner. During the boom of the 1920s, real estate developer L.B. Jackson purchased the property from Julia Westall Wolfe and built Asheville's first skyscraper. Designed by architect Ronald Greene, the Jackson Building was completed in 1924.

Placed by Charlie and Shirley Anne McCulloough

Erected by Asheville Urban Trail.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 35° 35.703′ N, 82° 33.035′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of North Pack Square (Alternate U.S. 74) and South Market Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 N Pack Square, Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Past and Promise (a few steps from this marker); Young Men’s Institute (a few steps from this marker); Brick Artisan (within shouting distance of this marker); James Vester Miller (within shouting distance of this marker); Walk Into History (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Block" (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossroads of Commerce (within shouting distance of this marker); The Early Years In Asheville's Historic Central Square (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Zebulon Baird Vance (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

2. Monument Corner Marker

"He would find his father in the workroom... using the heavy wooden mallet with delicate care as he guided the chisel through the maze of an inscription. As Eugene saw him, he felt that this was no common craftsman, but a master." Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward Angel

line but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Asheville Urban Trail info. (Submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

3. Monument Corner Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

4. Monument Corner Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 4, 2016

5. Monument Corner Marker

Wolfe family grave site at nearby Riverside Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 3, 2015

6. Wolfe family grave site at nearby Riverside Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 819 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.