Dedication of the Capitol Expansion
January, 2006
At right, outgoing Governor Mark Warner
asks
Senator Charles Colgan (l) what the last expansion
of the Capitol was like—in 1906! Senator
Walter Stosch looks on (c). Governor Kaine’s
press secretary Kevin Hall is in background.
Senator Charles Colgan (l) what the last expansion
of the Capitol was like—in 1906! Senator
Walter Stosch looks on (c). Governor Kaine’s
press secretary Kevin Hall is in background.
(L) Outgoing Sec. of Administration Sandy
Bowen (c) offers prayer to the scaffold gods hoping to avoid
calamity as Governors Tim Kaine (l) and Mark Warner (r)
cautiously observe.
Above, legislators, led by Speaker of the
House William Howell (c) praised the monumental expansion, the
first major one in 100 years.
Above, the South Portico of the Capitol
from the new tunnel area. This is now enclosed and under
construction.
Finally, the plaque that will be installed
on the Capitol to commemorate this impressive Capitol Square
restoration and expansion project.
