As 2025 comes to a close, Knoxville continues to honor Beauford and his family in one of the most auspicious ways possible—by working on buildings named after them.
That's right - buildings (in plural)!
In August 2021, ground was broken on the Delaney Museum at Beck.
The Beck Cultural Exchange Center acquired the Delaney family's last homestead in 2015 with the intent to restore the home and grounds. Since that time, Beck President Reneé Kesler has led the effort to turn the property into an international museum that will honor Beauford, his brother, Joseph (who was also a painter), and the entire Delaney family.
Watch Reverend Kesler tell the story of how she acquired the home HERE.
The museum was originally projected to open in Autumn 2022. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic and escalating construction costs, work on the project has been postponed several times.
Construction finally began in earnest on November 18, 2025.
Beck released the following photos when it announced the commencement of work.
See images of the work being done at the Delaney Museum at Beck by clicking HERE.
In another area of Knoxville, a much larger project is now nearing completion.
The Beauford Delaney Building is part of the Knoxville Multi-Use Stadium project in Knoxville's Old City. We first wrote about it in February 2022.
Construction had not begun at that time.
Today, the nine-story, mixed-use building, which has been dubbed "The DELANEY," has 47 one- or two-bedroom condominiums and over 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Advertisements boast of indoor and outdoor entertainment areas, stadium and city views in every direction, large terraces and spacious balconies, and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The condos range in price from $750,000 to $2.5 million.
Though construction is not quite complete, some residents are already moving into the building.
See images of the condos HERE and watch a local news report about the building HERE.
This is Les Amis' last posting for 2025. We wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
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