This photograph by Erik Kvalsvik shows the stone of the South Portico stripped of paint during a conservation endeavor. The reddish stone comes from the Seneca quarry, which James Hoban deemed acceptable for base of the South Portico instead of the whiter stone from the Aquia quarry that was used for the columns.
This photograph by Erik Kvalsvik shows the stone of the South Portico stripped of paint during a conservation endeavor. The reddish stone comes from the Seneca quarry, which James Hoban deemed acceptable for base of the South Portico instead of the whiter stone from the Aquia quarry that was used for the columns.
