Candoro Marble Works

The Candoro Marble Works building, along with other building once owned by the Candoro Marble Company, is a part of the Candoro Arts and Heritage Center.  The company's buildings were finished in 1923.  The Canodoro Marble Company was once the largest producer of pink marble in the United States.  The Tennessee Pink Marble produced by them is not actually marble at all, but is limestone.  In 1920, there were twenty active marble quarries, but today the use of Tennessee Pink Marble is not very common so there are only six active quarries in Knoxville.
The Candoro Marble Company is located in Vestal. Vestal is a part of South Knoxville. When I visited the area Saturday I could tell the closing of the marble company likely had a big impact on the community because it seemed to be a bit rundown.
Today the Candoro Marble Company's buildings and land are on the National Register of Historic Places and are used for art events and other things such as weddings.  Some of the events include an Annual Holiday Open House where there are artists featured, the Candoro Homecoming, weekly yoga and meditation, and Vestival.  Vestival is a yearly arts and music festival held on Mother's Day weekend.
The Candoro Marble Works building is not open for visitors 24/7 so I wasn't able to go in on Saturday, but I did walk around a little and look in the windows.  The building is beautiful! I can definitely see why so many people want to get married there.