Virginia State Capitol
Canning entrusted with the restoration and conservation of Palladian-style statehouse designed by Thomas Jefferson.
SCOPE
- Historic Paint Analysis
- Specialty Contracting
- Decoration Exposures and Pattern Documentation
- Architectural Gilding
- Glazing
- Marbling
- Mural Conservation
- Trompe L'oeil
For the Virginia State Capitol, Canning restored the historic decorative painting and gilding in the Chamber of the House of Delegates, Senate Chamber and the Rotunda. The Capitol’s design is attributed to Thomas Jefferson and it was completed in 1788, with east and west wings added in 1904.
AWARDS
2007 Best Overall Restoration Project, AGC of Metropolitan Washington