Construction on Madison’s third, and current, Capitol, is shown in 1911. Work began in 1906 and was completed in 1917. The North Wing of the old Capitol is shown at right.
State Historical Society
Work to conserve the exterior granite of the Capitol started in 2000, and included the removal of accumulations of soot, repair of cracked granite and replacement of blocks.
State Journal archives
Original escutcheons were stripped, polished and laquered as part of the restoration.
The restoration of the four wings of the Capitol included the barrel vaults in each wing. The fourth floor-level skylight is representative of George B. Post’s philosophy about light being like water. He designed the Capitol to take advantage of the flow of light through skylights and glass block floors.
Manfred Hoehn of Germany works on the final cleaning of the Liberty mosaic in the Capitol in 1999. The restoration work consisted of injecting epoxy into hollow spaces which had developed between the stones and the wall behind them. Liberty and her sisters, Legislation, Justice and Government, were created in 1915 by American painter Kenyon Cox.
Construction on Madison’s third, and current, Capitol, is shown in 1911. Work began in 1906 and was completed in 1917. The North Wing of the old Capitol is shown at right.
Manfred Hoehn of Germany works on the final cleaning of the Liberty mosaic in the Capitol in 1999. The restoration work consisted of injecting epoxy into hollow spaces which had developed between the stones and the wall behind them. Liberty and her sisters, Legislation, Justice and Government, were created in 1915 by American painter Kenyon Cox.
Work to conserve the exterior granite of the Capitol started in 2000, and included the removal of accumulations of soot, repair of cracked granite and replacement of blocks.
The restoration of the four wings of the Capitol included the barrel vaults in each wing. The fourth floor-level skylight is representative of George B. Post’s philosophy about light being like water. He designed the Capitol to take advantage of the flow of light through skylights and glass block floors.
