Edward Vason Jones

After practicing architecture at Hentz, Reid, and Adler in Atlanta,[1][2] he moved to Savannah to design warships for the U.S. Navy during the Second World War.

[2] In the late 1960s, Jones oversaw the first renovations to the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Reception Rooms; he furnished the eighth floor of the Harry S. Truman Building with antiques, finishes, paintings, furniture, and decorative objects.

[4] The renovations were widely praised,[4][1] and he was honored with the department's Certificate of Appreciation for Public Service in 1979.

[1] After his work on the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, he was invited to oversee renovations to the White House during the Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter administrations.

[3][5] He declined to accept compensation for his work at the White House, viewing it as a patriotic contribution.

The Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall, designed by Vason Jones, at the United States Department of State .
The White House Vermeil Room in 1990, before redecoration in 1991. The design shown here was done by Clement Conger and Vason Jones.