Canjoeco Restorations & Historic Preservation

Canjoeco Restorations & Historic Preservation The Canjoeco Restorations of Blountville, TN specializes in the meticulous, accurate, authentic, his

Having many years experience in the construction industry through jobs since a high school student working labor in construction including framing & finish carpentry, masonry, new building, remodeling, and restoration work combined with a liberal arts education studying cultural anthropology at the University of TN, Knoxville, and with a personal interest in history, eventually lead to accepting r

estoration work on historic buildings. Beginning with a total restoration of an early 20th century eastern NC to***co barn in the year1989 and then in 1993, the restoration of my personal residence, SmithHaven, ca1851, began other projects including restoring log structures. After completing the SmithHaven restoration in 1996, opened it as a B&B. It later became a featured story on the HGTV "Restore America" program in the year 2000. Among several other projects, was hired in 2009 & 2010 by the Sullivan County TN Historic Preservation Group to do the traditional c***king & daubing of two historic late 18th century era log buildings of the Deery Inn in Blountville, TN, and in the year 2012 was hired by the Babb Family Foundation for the restoration of the of the ca1790 historic Babb Homestead of Greeneville, TN, and more opportunities continue.

These three photos reveal finished parts of the restoration progress nearing total completion of the historic Gov John S...
08/18/2026

These three photos reveal finished parts of the restoration progress nearing total completion of the historic Gov John Sevier log structures on the Marble Springs Historic Site, Knoxville, TN. More to be posted, soon! ~ CJ*J

From a past "memory", the historic Seth Babb Homestead, circa 1797, located in Greeneville, TN on the grounds of the Gre...
05/15/2026

From a past "memory", the historic Seth Babb Homestead, circa 1797, located in Greeneville, TN on the grounds of the Greene County/Greeneville Museum as an artifact display, was featured as an article in the "Early American Life" magazine.

The Seth Babb project was also awarded by the Tennessee Historic Society an honorable mention for its accuracy of historic restoration in presentation and preservation.
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This historic log structure located in Knoxville, TN once belonged to the only governor of the State of Franklin, and th...
04/22/2026

This historic log structure located in Knoxville, TN once belonged to the only governor of the State of Franklin, and the first governor of the US State of Tennessee, John Sevier. It is located on his former property, known as "Marble Springs", which is now a Tennessee State Park. Beginning April 2026, a complete restoration by Canjoeco Restorations of these historic log structures is now in process to repair several damaged logs as well as the entire removal of all the inappropriate modern c***k & daub materials, replacing it all with traditional woodblock c***king and traditional, period accurate daub mix. Too, period accurate entrance steps will be built, including repairs of windows and any additional repairs of other features will be done. Stay tuned as updates will be posted over the next couple of months while restoration progress follows.

04/10/2025

A man with caramel-colored eyes squints through his gold-rimmed glasses at the work in front of him. His hand expertly guides a paintbrush back and forth on ...

01/01/2025

If you have traveled Emory Road in North Knox County you may have noticed an old cabin with a historic marker in front. That old log structure predates the state and was the home of one of Knox County’s most noted families. If you are a native of the county you may know the community there as Gibb...

In my exhaustingly continued efforts to properly, accurately restore antique structures, and over several years, I have ...
10/24/2024

In my exhaustingly continued efforts to properly, accurately restore antique structures, and over several years, I have done much research, study, and experiments to find the proper mix for Roman cement as was used to build the ancient aqua ducts that are still standing and remain in use for over 2000 years today (under sea water), and is the same mix used that also still holds the stones of the Roman coliseum intact. Well, I think I finally have it. These photos show two bricks that I cemented together (mortared), yesterday, and though the mix is not yet cured, still fresh, and hasn't even completely dried, the mix holds so tight that I can lift the tightly glued together heavy bricks off the ground, and they don't separate. They also don't slip, slide, or budge, either. The mix is an accurate combination of the same exact materials the Romans used with specific ratios of the totally natural materials employed; no modern mortar or cement added. I'll include more details in the photo's captions... ~ CJ*J

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