National Register of Historic Places: Ross Marble Quarry

dc.contributor.authorKnowles, Susan W.
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorSirna, Angela
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-28T18:17:02Z
dc.date.available2015-04-28T18:17:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionSee the related Multiple Property Submission, “Marble Industry of East Tennessee, ca. 1838-1963.”en_US
dc.description.abstractAs described in the Multiple Property Submission, “Marble Industry of East Tennessee, ca. 1838-1963,” the marble industry was once an important sector of the regional economy. By the early 1850s, the varicolored marble quarried in East Tennessee began to be sought by architects and patrons for public buildings, such as state houses, court houses, and custom houses, after it was chosen for the interiors of the Tennessee State Capitol and the United States Capitol “Extensions.” The Ross Marble Quarry contributed to the second phase of industry growth, in which the modern marble industry developed primarily in the Knoxville area. The quarries developed by John M. Ross provided marble for two exemplary museum buildings: the Morgan Library (1906) and the National Gallery of Art (1941).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4437
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCenter for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State Universityen_US
dc.subjectmarbleen_US
dc.subjectbuilding materialsen_US
dc.subjectlimestoneen_US
dc.subjectgeologyen_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectNational Gallery of Arten_US
dc.subjectMorgan Libraryen_US
dc.subjectKnox County, TNen_US
dc.subjectBlount County, TNen_US
dc.subjectHawkins County, TNen_US
dc.subjectCandor Marble Companyen_US
dc.subjectGray-Knox Marble Companyen_US
dc.subjectTennessee Marble Companyen_US
dc.subjectKnoxville Marble Countyen_US
dc.titleNational Register of Historic Places: Ross Marble Quarryen_US

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