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Capitol Square Preservation Council

Created by the General Assembly in 1999, the Capitol Square Preservation Council consists of fourteen individuals with expertise in art, architecture, landscape architecture, history, preservation, and administration. The Secretary of Administration, Clerk of the House of Delegates, and Clerk of the Senate serve as ex-officio members. This group is charged with planning and review of projects that affect the State Capitol, its historic artifacts, other historic buildings on or adjacent to Capitol Square, and the landscape and archaeological features of Capitol Square.

The Preservation Council's work is administered by an Executive Director. The Council is required to meet quarterly. In addition, its standing and ad-hoc committees meet as may be necessary.

Capitol Square Preservation Council 2010-11 Membership

Senate Appointees

• Mary Harding Sadler, Chair Virginia Society, American Institute of Architects Term Two expires 6/30/11
• Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr., M.D. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Term One expires 6/30/10

House Appointees

• Sally Guy Brown Garden Club of Virginia Term One expires 6/30/11
• Andrew K. Clark Historic Richmond Foundation Term One expires 6/30/13
• Deborah Murdock Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Term One expires 6/30/12

Governor's Appointees

• Janet Geldzahler Citizens Advisory Council Term One expires 6/30/12
• Richard G. Gibbons, FASLA Virginia Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects Term Two expires 6/30/10
• Andrew Thornton Member-At-Large Term Two expires 6/30/11
• William Rasmussen Virginia Historical Society Term One expires 6/30/11
• Scott Spence Member-At-Large Term One expires 6/30/12
• Carolyn Jefferson Moss Virginia Public Buildings Board Term Two expires 6/30/11

Ex Officio Members

• The Honorable Bruce F. Jamerson Clerk, House of Delegates
• The Honorable Susan Clarke Schaar Clerk, Senate of Virginia
• The Honorable Lisa M. Hicks-Thomas Secretary of Administration

Staff contact information for the Capitol Square Preservation Council office:

• James E. Wootton Executive Director
jewootton@cspc.virginia.gov
(804) 225-2811

• Amanda Bryan Administrative Assistant
abryan@cspc.virginia.gov
(804) 371-7989