Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Knaffl and Brother Photographic Studio
Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 15, 2023
1. Knaffl and Brother Photographic Studio Marker
Inscription.
Knaffl and Brother photographic studio built this stylish three-story building at the southwest corner of Gay and Church in 1909. The firm included Joseph Knaffl and his brother, Samuel, as well as Ervin Meyer, and specialized in high-quality prints, especially art prints. Occasionally it served as a public art gallery, with shows by the Nicholson Art League, including the work of pioneer professional artist Lloyd Branson, and impressionist Catherine Wiley. The corner building later bore a plaque reading "Birthplace of Tennessee," because it stood on the approximate site of the 1796 Constitutional Convention that formed the state. Later the site of the Farragut Diner and the upstairs Buttonwood Cafι, the building was torn down in 1996 after it was damaged by a fire., (Photo credit: Thompson Photograph Collection, McClung Historical Collection)
Knaffl and Brother photographic studio built this stylish three-story building at the southwest corner of Gay and Church in 1909. The firm included Joseph Knaffl and his brother, Samuel, as well as Ervin Meyer, and specialized in high-quality prints, especially art prints. Occasionally it served as a public art gallery, with shows by the Nicholson Art League, including the work of pioneer professional artist Lloyd Branson, and impressionist Catherine Wiley. The corner building later bore a plaque reading "Birthplace of Tennessee," because it stood on the approximate site of the 1796 Constitutional Convention that formed the state. Later the site of the Farragut Diner and the upstairs
Buttonwood Cafι, the building was torn down in 1996 after it was damaged by a fire.
83° 54.966′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of State Street and West Church Avenue, on the right when traveling north on State Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
