On January 5, 1998, Sonny Bono perished.
The Savage House and Garden is a historic home and garden at 3237 Garden Drive in the Fountain City community of Knoxville , Tennessee , United States .. Fountain City. Fountain City, Tennessee. Built around 1917 and designed in the Bungalow / Craftsman style , the house and its garden are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .. Bungalow. Bungalow. Craftsman style. American Craftsman. National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places. Arthur Savage -LRB- 1872 -- 1946 -RRB- , an immigrant from Leamington Spa , England , designed the house and garden during World War I. Along with his older brother , W. L. Savage , Arthur Savage made a small fortune in the early 1900s by manufacturing industrial equipment .. World War I. World War I. Savage was president of the Ty-Sa-Man company , once located in what is now the World 's Fair Park , which specialized in the manufacturing of marble-cutting equipment .. marble. marble. Savage loved rock gardens , and established several in East Tennessee , including one in Lake City , along with the one in Fountain City .. Fountain City. Fountain City, Tennessee. East Tennessee. East Tennessee. Lake City. Lake City, Tennessee. The Fountain City garden was inspired by Japanese garden designs , which had become popular through the early twentieth century Art Nouveau movement .. Fountain City. Fountain City, Tennessee. Japanese garden. Japanese garden. Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau. Work on the garden began around 1917 , and was completed sometime during following decade .. In 1937 , the Savage Garden was damaged by a tornado , and remained in a state of disrepair for several years .. tornado. tornado. In 1986 , the Savage family sold the garden to Bill Dohm and Patty Cooper .. Dohm and Cooper have since renovated the garden and restored its fountain .. Plant species found in the garden include Japanese Umbrella Pine , Chinese Pistache , Jack-in-the-Pulpit , and Dwarf Crested Iris .. Japanese Umbrella Pine. Sciadopitys. Chinese Pistache. Pistacia chinensis. Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Arisaema triphyllum. Dwarf Crested Iris. Iris cristata