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Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum

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Located in the heart of Grovewood Village, this humble one-room museum tells the fascinating story of Biltmore Industries, a force in American craft and textiles that was originally backed by Edith Vanderbilt.

04/02/2024

✨Join Our Team in 2024

The Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum at Grovewood Village is seeking volunteers for 2024 to greet guests and answer questions about our rich craft history. If you enjoy interacting with people and have an interest in local history, please fill out this application form. Prior knowledge of Biltmore Industries’ history is helpful but not necessary. As a perk, volunteers will receive 30% off all merchandise at Grovewood Gallery, located next door to the museum.

LEARN MORE: https://www.grovewood.com/asheville-volunteer-opportunities/

01/31/2024

JOIN OUR TEAM✨

The Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum at Grovewood Village is seeking volunteers for 2024 to greet guests and answer basic questions about our rich craft history. If you enjoy interacting with people and have an interest in local history, please fill out our application form via the link below. Prior knowledge of Biltmore Industries’ history is helpful but not necessary. As a perk, volunteers will receive 30% off all merchandise at Grovewood Gallery, located next door to the museum.

LEARN MORE: https://bit.ly/3uL8NOu

03/31/2023

The Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum at Grovewood Village is open April - December, daily from 10am - 5pm. We are located in North Asheville, adjacent to The Omni Grove Park Inn.

🎟 Admission is FREE
🚗 Parking is FREE

12/12/2022

If you plan to visit the museum this month, please be aware of our holiday hours🎅🤶

11/14/2022

DONATIONS✨

Do you or your family members have any handmade items or memorabilia from Biltmore Industries that you would like to donate to our museum or archives? Your donation adds to a more inclusive historical record, while also allowing current and future researchers to better understand and analyze our history.

We are interested in receiving the following regarding Biltmore Industries (formerly known as Biltmore Estate Industries): letters or diary entries, brochures, catalogs, early advertisements, photographs, woodwork, fabric/weaving samples, and finished suits.

If you have something to donate, email [email protected].

10/28/2022

Photo from 1955 of the eastern entrance to the Beaucatcher Tunnel. Notice the Biltmore Industries billboard on the right (second photo provides a zoomed view).

Photo courtesy of Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville.

09/08/2022

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Let's solve a mystery! 🕵️‍♀️ Who were these ladies in uniform? Do you know what club or organization they belonged to?

This photo was taken by Bob Lindsey, who worked for the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. We don't know the date the photos were taken, but I'm guessing it was sometime in the '60s or early '70s.

As most of you know, our complex originally housed Biltmore Industries, a noteworthy enterprise in the history of American Craft that produced some of the finest handwoven wool fabric in the country. This photo was taken in front of the Biltmore Homespun Shops. The gentleman shaking hands in the first photo is Harry Blomberg (who was the owner/manager), and next to him in the foreground is Bob Stevens, who started working for Biltmore Industries when he was just 15. Bob retired sometime in the 70s.

If you have friends or family that lived in Asheville during this timeframe, have them look and see if they recognize the uniforms or any of the women shown.

Photo credit: Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Public Library, Asheville, NC

03/14/2022

Artsville Collective at Marquee presents its first lunchtime salon for artists, creatives, collectors, and friends!

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
LOCATION: Marquee Asheville

Tom Anders, our museum manager, will join Sherry Masters, founder of Art Connections with Sherry Masters, to discuss the female forces behind our parent company, Biltmore Industries, and the past and future of textiles in WNC.

Meet + Greet starts at 11:30 AM.
Presentation and discussion from noon-1 PM.
Free to attend.

12/28/2021

“Few people know about Biltmore Industries and the famous people who wore this fabric,” Gary Corn says, noting that wool production at Biltmore Industries began to dwindle in the 1960s. Production officially ceased in 1981. “When we have our blazers on, we’re like walking history.”

12/08/2021

Hi Friends! The Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum will be open from 10am - 3pm on Christmas Eve and CLOSED on Christmas. The museum will close for the remainder of the winter season on January 1 and reopen on April 1.

10/13/2021

Fred Seely bought Biltmore Estate Industries from Edith Vanderbilt in 1917, changed its name to Biltmore Industries and moved it near Grove Park Inn.

Address

111 Grovewood Road
Asheville, NC
28804

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Website

https://www.grovewood.com/biltmore-industries-homespun-museum/

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