arco Facilities
The Marco Institute is located in the charming Temple Court building on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The Temple Court building is named after Oliver Perry Temple (1820-1907), the Tennessee attorney, judge, businessman, politician, writer and philanthropist. A longtime resident of Knoxville, Mr. Temple ran for Congress in 1847 but was defeated by Andrew Johnson, and President Fillmore later appointed him a Commissioner to conciliate the Native American tribes of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Mr. Temple was also a leading participant in the Greeneville Convention of 1861, which voted to separate East Tennessee from the remainder of the state. As a strong Unionist, he defended Unionists arraigned before Confederate Courts between 1861 and 1865, and among his famous clients were the Andrews Raiders, who stole the locomotive “The General.” Mr. Temple was instrumental in obtaining land-grant status for the University of Tennessee, and was a significant influence in the development of its curricula and infrastructure. A bequest made by his daughter after his death earned him the unofficial title of “the father of UT’s agricultural college.”
The Marco Institute's facilities in Temple Court include three classrooms with electronic audiovisual capabilities, three offices with high-speed internet access, a lounge, and a handbibliothek with a microfilm reader, a computer, and a growing collection of reference works in history and classical languages.
Facilities
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