Candoro Entrance
Garage
This little gem can be found in the small community of Vestal just across the river from downtown Knoxville. It was designed in 1923 by Charles Barber.
We are inspired by its simplistic beauty. The building has total command of its site. Look at the view down the entrance road through the alley of cedar trees, what an amazing, formal entry! The garage to the side is more of a Mediterranean style, while the front facade is Classical, yet they blend well. The intricate details in the stonework show that this came from the shop of some very skilled craftsmen.
The regulating lines below show that a great amount of thought went into the facade. Two overlapping golden rectangles form the main body. Inset between the watertable and the base of the cornice are two perfect squares. The windows are golden rectangles, as well as the space between the columns. One often wonders just how much of this was planned and how much was designers intuition. Either way it is beautiful.
Regulating Lines
Interestingly, the name is not of Italian origin as one could easily assume since this was a marble company. According to the Knoxville MPC:
The name came from the first letters of the last names of its founders, John J. Craig, F. C. Anderson, W. J. Donaldson and S. A. Rodgers.
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