The use of tennessee marble declined after world war ii when cheaper building materials became widely available.
Tennessee pink marble.
Tennessee marble is abundant but only found here in east tennessee.
Tennessee pink marble is featured on the facade of the knoxville museum of art.
Pink marble is more than pretty especially when you pay attention to it in knoxville.
Tennessee pink marble is famous all over the world.
We readily keep varieties of tennessee pink quaker gray cedar champlain black and other domestic stones at our headquarters in friendsville tn.
The pink marble trail is whimsical as well as solid with history and culture.
While pink is the most well known tennessee marble color the stone also occurs in gray dark brown cedar and variegated shades.
While tennessee marble is not true marble its crystalline nature lends it a strong resemblance to marble especially when polished.
As the premier showroom for tennessee pink marble candoro is a featured stop on this self guided tour of knoxville.
This stone is especially good for building stone countertops sinks monuments pool coping sills ornamental stone interior exterior wall floor paving and other design projects.
Photo courtesy of the knoxville museum of art.