▁of ▁these ▁companies , ▁operated ▁quar ries ▁near ▁Fri ends ville ▁in ▁Bl ount ▁County ▁and ▁near ▁Con cord ▁in ▁Kno x ▁County . ▁ ▁To ▁convert ▁his ▁company ' s ▁quar ried ▁mar ble ▁into ▁finished ▁products , ▁John ▁J . ▁Craig ▁III ▁established ▁a ▁subs idi ary , ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁Mar ble ▁Company , ▁which ▁built ▁the ▁Cand oro ▁Mar ble ▁Works ▁complex . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁in ▁South ▁Kno x ville ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁Go ose ▁Creek , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁provided ▁water ▁for ▁the ▁complex ' s ▁steam ▁bo iler , ▁which ▁power ed ▁the ▁complex ' s ▁massive ▁cutting ▁mach in ery ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁cheap ▁electric ity ▁was ▁available . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁company ▁initially ▁used ▁its ▁own ▁locally ▁quar ried ▁stone , ▁it ▁gradually ▁began ▁to ▁rely ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁on ▁mar ble ▁imported ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Cand oro ▁h ired ▁Car r ara , ▁Italy - born ▁stone ▁car ver ▁Albert ▁Mil ani ▁( 1 8 9 2 – 1 9 7 2 ) ▁as ▁its ▁chief ▁car ver . ▁ ▁During ▁Mil ani ' s ▁ 4 0 - year ▁ten ure , ▁Cand oro ▁provided ▁mar ble ▁for ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁History ▁and ▁Technology ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Washington , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁local ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Kno x ville