▁Post ▁Office ▁building . ▁ ▁Notable ▁hand - car v ings ▁by ▁Mil ani ▁include ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁relief ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁e agle ▁sculpt ures ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁ent ran ces ▁of ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Post ▁Office . ▁ ▁Mil ani ' s ▁car v ings ▁were ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁customers ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁mar ble ▁in ▁building ▁construction ▁decl ined ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁Cand oro ▁shut ▁down ▁operations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Independent ▁mar ble ▁fabric ators ▁used ▁the ▁company ' s ▁facilities ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁historic ▁pres ervation ists ▁purchased ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁office ▁building ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁purposes ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁space ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Kno x ville ▁Arts ▁and ▁Heritage ▁Center ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁Arts ▁and ▁Heritage ▁Center ). ▁The ▁South ▁Kno x ▁Arts ▁and ▁Heritage ▁Center ▁ ▁initi ated ▁efforts ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁office ▁and ▁show room . ▁The ▁group ▁currently ▁uses ▁the ▁show room ▁to ▁house ▁various ▁art ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁community ▁events . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁grounds ▁have ▁hosted ▁the ▁V estival , ▁a ▁festival ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁May ▁that ▁features ▁live ▁music ▁and ▁craft ▁vend ors . ▁The ▁Cand oro ▁office ▁and ▁show room ▁building ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁As lan