Alabama State Capitol

Designated a National Historic Landmark, the Alabama State Capitol was completed in 1851 in the Greek Revival style and occupies a significant place in American history as the first capitol of the Confederacy. Today, the building remains one of Alabama’s most important civic landmarks, reflecting multiple periods of architectural evolution through its richly decorated public interiors.

EverGreene restored the historic decorative finishes in the Senate Chamber, House Chamber, and Old Supreme Court Chamber, combining archival research with microscopic paint analysis to accurately identify and recreate original decorative schemes. The work returned these ceremonial spaces to their historic appearance while preserving evidence of the Capitol’s evolving history.

The Senate Chamber features an impressive neoclassical trompe l’oeil domed ceiling, originally designed from a historic engraving. EverGreene restored the decorative painting throughout the chamber, carefully recreating its architectural illusion and ornamental detailing based on surviving evidence.

In the House Chamber, conservators uncovered the original antebellum decorative scheme beneath numerous layers of later overpaint. Through paint analysis and selective removal of non-historic coatings, EverGreene rediscovered and restored the chamber’s simple yet elegant blue and gray trompe l’oeil paneled walls, faithfully reestablishing one of the Capitol’s earliest interior finishes.

EverGreene also restored the historic decorative finishes in the Old Supreme Court Chamber, completing a comprehensive conservation effort that renewed the Capitol’s most significant public interiors while respecting their historical integrity.