Marble Museum Knoxville

Marble springs state historic site is the last remaining home of john sevier tennessee s first governor.

Marble museum knoxville.

Our goal is to preserve and celebrate south knoxville s heritage. The mabry hazen house museum listed on the national register of historic places is located atop mabry s hill in knoxville tennessee. 1792 and is listed on the national register of historic places. 1923 building by architect charles barber.

The museum is located on candoro drive in the vestal community of knoxville at its intersection with old maryville pike. Candoro arts heritage center celebrates the legacy of the marble industry in knoxville tennessee. Tn pink varieties over 20 000 sf of. Come explore the industry that launched the rock s fame and crowned knoxville as the marble city.

Marble springs state historic site is also generously supported by knox county and the arts and heritage fund with supplemental funds provided by the governor john sevier memorial. The museum is adjacent to the company s now closed marble processing plant which dates to 1914. Knoxville museum of art founded in 1961 as the dulin gallery of art the knoxville museum of art moved into its current facility in world s fair park on march 25 1990. By the mid 1850s east tennessee marble from knox county had been chosen for the interiors of the tennessee state capitol and marble from hawkins county.

The driveway to the museum is along a cedar allee. The marble industry was once an important sector of east tennessee s economy. The candoro arts and heritage center is one of tennessee s most unique treasures. East tennessee marble is prized the world over.

Designed by noted museum architect edward larrabee barnes this 53 000 square foot concrete and tennessee pink marble building features five galleries the great hall. Historical images courtesy of the mcclung historical collection in knoxville and the vermont marble museum proctor vt. The film was projected on the exterior façade at knoxville museum of art which is clad with pink marble and showcased at the rock of ages exhibition plus at candoro marble arts and heritage center in south knoxville. Built in 1858 three generations of the same family resided in the italianate style home overlooking downtown knoxville the tennessee river and great smoky mountains.

The candoro arts heritage center is an historical property now dedicated to the preservation of the culture and heritage of east tennessee south knoxville and most specifically the surrounding neighborhood known as vestal. Built in 1923 the center s main building is the former showroom and office of the candoro marble works an historic east tennessee company that was at one time the largest producer of tennessee. The site is a working farmstead including log structures and farm animals.