Knox County Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee)

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The Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a historic government building known for its distinctive late 19th-century architecture and prominent use of locally quarried Tennessee marble.

Aliases (1)

Knox County Courthouse ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county courthouse → courthouse → government building → historic building →
architecturalPeriod	late 19th century →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival architecture → Victorian architecture →
category	Buildings and structures in Knoxville, Tennessee → County courthouses in Tennessee → Government buildings in Tennessee →
country	United States →
function	administration of county government → housing county courts →
hasArchitecturalFeature	arched windows → central tower → clock tower → ornamental stonework → steep rooflines →
hasCity	Knoxville →
hasCountry	United States →
hasCounty	Knox County →
hasName	Knox County Courthouse →
hasState	Tennessee →
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places listing →
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart	building →
locatedIn	Knoxville, Tennessee →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Knox County, Tennessee → Tennessee →
locatedInHistoricDistrict	downtown Knoxville →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	other government buildings in downtown Knoxville →
locatedOnStreet	Main Avenue, Knoxville →
materialUsed	Tennessee marble → locally quarried stone →
notableFor	distinctive late 19th-century architecture → prominent use of locally quarried Tennessee marble →
ownedBy	Knox County government →
publicAccess	yes →
region	East Tennessee →
significantBuildingMaterial	Tennessee marble →
use	county administrative offices → judicial functions → seat of government for Knox County, Tennessee →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Knox County, Tennessee ("Knox County Courthouse") →	contains
Tennessee marble →	notableUseInBuilding