▁Kno x ville , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁top ▁mar ble ▁supp liers ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁John ▁J . ▁Craig ▁III , ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁founder , ▁and ▁three ▁co - in vest ors — ▁F . C . ▁Anderson , ▁W . J . ▁Donald son , ▁and ▁S . A . ▁Rod gers — ▁established ▁Cand oro ▁to ▁cut ▁and ▁pol ish ▁the ▁company ' s ▁quar ried ▁and ▁imported ▁mar ble . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" C and oro " ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁letters ▁of ▁each ▁c of ound er ' s ▁last ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁show room ▁and ▁gar age , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁noted ▁Kno x ville ▁architect ▁Charles ▁I . ▁Bar ber ▁( 1 8 8 7 – 1 9 6 2 ). ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁The ▁Cand oro ▁Mar ble ▁Works ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁South ▁Kno x ville ' s ▁V est al ▁community ▁along ▁Cand ora ▁Road , ▁sp anning ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁its ▁Mary ville ▁Pi ke ▁( State ▁Route ▁ 3 3 ) ▁and ▁Spr uce ▁Road ▁inter sections . ▁ ▁The ▁show room ▁is ▁the ▁eastern most ▁building , ▁lying ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Mary ville ▁Pi ke , ▁and ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁Cand ora ▁Road ▁by ▁an ▁oft - ph ot ograph ed ▁tree - lined ▁all ée . ▁ ▁The ▁large ▁cutting