Organization:John Canning Studios

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Template:Infobox architectural practice John Canning & Co., formerly John Canning Studios, is a historic building restoration, conservation and preservation company located in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is led by David Riccio,[1] Dorothea Hennessey, and John Canning.[2]

John Canning & Co. has worked on historic, landmark, and other buildings across the United States, such as the restoration of decorative finishes at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium,[3] the restoration of the ceiling mural at Grand Central Terminal,[4] the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe,[5] a new church in La Crosse, Wisconsin designed by Duncan Stroik,[6] and Hulihe'e Palace on the Big Island, involving restoration of lime plaster.[7]

History

The company's founder, John Canning,[8] is an expert on traditional decorative painting techniques and materials and historic color palettes. Canning, a master artisan,[9][2] has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects, which has appointed him as an honorary AIA member.[10] He is also a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC).[11] He studied at the Scottish Decorative Trade Institute, Stow College, and the Glasgow School of Art while serving a five-year apprenticeship as a church decorator in Glasgow, replicating old-world techniques and materials.[2] After his apprenticeship, he opened a studio in Glasgow as a member of the London City & Guilds. Canning emigrated from Scotland to the United States in the early 1970s and opened a studio in Connecticut.[2][12]

Significant projects

Theatres & entertainment spaces

  • Academy of Music – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Completed 2009)[13]
  • Radio City Music Hall - New York, New York (Completed 1999)
  • Warner Theatre - Erie, Pennsylvania (Completed 2002)
  • Stadium Theatre - Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Completed 2001)
  • War Memorial Opera House - San Francisco, California (Completed 1997)
  • Mellon Auditorium - Washington, DC (Completed 2023)[14]
  • Medinah Country Club - Medinah, Illinois (Completed 1997)

Museums

  • National Building Museum - Washington, DC (Completed 2000)[15]
  • The Mark Twain House & Museum - Hartford, Connecticut (Completed 2016)[16]
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Boston, Massachusetts
  • Hulihe'e Palace - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Completed 2008)[17]
  • Lockwood-Mathew Mansion Museum -Norwalk, Connecticut (Completed 1989; 2008)[18]
  • Taft Museum of Art - Cincinnati, Ohio (Completed 2003)[19]

Universities & colleges

Civic

  • Iowa State Capitol – Des Moines, Iowa (Completed 2005)
  • Connecticut State Capitol - Hartford, Connecticut (Completed 1998)

[25][12][26]

  • Michigan State Capitol - East Lansing, Michigan (Completed 1992;2017)[27][28][29]
  • Pennsylvania State Capitol - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Completed 1998–2004)
  • Rhode Island State Capitol - Providence, Rhode Island (Completed 1998;1999;2016)
  • San Francisco City Hall – San Francisco, California (Completed 1998)
  • Massachusetts State House, Hall of Flags - Boston, Massachusetts
  • US Treasury Building - Washington, DC (Completed 2001;2004;2006)
  • United States Capitol - Washington, DC (Completed 2010;2013; 2021)
  • Fulton County Court House - Wauseon, Ohio (Completed 2019; 2020)[30]
  • Connecticut Old State House - Hartford, Connecticut (Completed 1994;1995)[31]
  • Luzerne County Courthouse - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (Completed 2018; 2020)[32][33]

Other historic & landmark buildings

  • Grand Central Terminal - New York, New York (Completed 1997)[34]
  • Boston Public Library, McKim Building - Boston, Massachusetts (Completed 1994;1998;2004;2024)[35]
  • Washington Union Station - Washington, DC (Completed 2020;2022)[36][37]
  • Steinway Hall (now 111 West 57th Street) -New York, New York (Completed 2020)[38][39]
  • Cosmos Club - Washington, DC (Completed 2012;2016)[40][41]
  • Lenox Library - Lenox, Massachusetts(Completed 2003)[42]

Sacred

  • The First Church of Christ, Scientist, The Mother Church - Boston, Massachusetts (Completed 2018)[43]
  • Saint Mary's Church ~ Blessed Michael McGivney Parish - New Haven, Connecticut (Completed 2020)[44][45][46]
  • Trinity Church, Copley Square - Boston, Massachusetts (Completed 2006;2017;2019)[47]
  • Basilica of St. John the Evangelist - Stamford, Connecticut (Completed 2012)[48]
  • Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe – La Crosse, Wisconsin (Completed 2008)[5]

Awards

  • 2021 Preservation Connecticut Janet Jainschigg Award – Honoring Longtime and dedicated preservation professionals[49]
  • 2023 ICAA Bulfinch Award - Historic Preservation, St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish[50]
  • 2023 Preservation Connecticut Award of Merit, New London City Hall[51]
  • 2022 ICAA McKim, Mead, & White Award, San Joselito's Chapel[52]
  • 2020 Palladio Award, Mark Twain House & Museum -Mahogany Suite[53]
  • 2019 Palladio Award, Luzerne County Courthouse[54]
  • 2020 Bulfinch Award - Craftsmanship/Artisanship, Mark Twain House & Museum[55][56]
  • 2020 Build Connecticut Award - Specialty Interiors, St. Thomas More[57]
  • 2018 Trumbauer Award given by the Philadelphia ICAA Chapter, Luzerne County Courthouse[58]
  • 2008 White House Recognition, Secretary of War Suite Eisenhower Executive Office Building
  • 2004 Arthur Ross Award for Excellence & Leadership in the Art of Preservation & Conservation, The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art[59][60]
  • 1992 National Preservation Honor Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Michigan State Capitol Restoration[61]

References

  1. ↑ "Traditional Building Conference Series Speaker". https://www.traditionalbuildingshow.com/page/david-riccio. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rozhan, Tracie (April 1982). "A Tradesman Shuns Fancy Titles". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/04/nyregion/a-tradesman-shuns-fancy-titles.html. 
  3. ↑ "Renewing an Icon Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium GSA Video". May 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn06a0Psi2Q. 
  4. ↑ "Grand Central Connecticut firm puts new face on a national landmark". Hartford Courant: p. 1. March 1997. https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-grand-centralconnectic/139956484/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Leigh, Catesby. "A Return to Grace.", Wall Street Journal (March 18, 2010)
  6. ↑ "Classical Shrine.", Traditional Building (December 2008)
  7. ↑ "Facelift for Hulihe'e Palace is under way". Hawaii Tribune-Herald: pp. 9. 2008-07-17. https://www.newspapers.com/article/hawaii-tribune-herald-facelift-for-hulih/139961009/. 
  8. ↑ "25 Leaders – Who's Who in Traditional Building". 14 September 2023. https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/features/25-leaders-whos-who-in-traditional-building. 
  9. ↑ "Master Artisan John Canning". 7 December 2021. https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/features/john-canning-profile. 
  10. ↑ "Eleven Tapped for Honorary AIA Membership". February 2009. https://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/0206/0206n_hon.htm. 
  11. ↑ "AIC Member Community Blog - American Institute for Conservation". https://www.culturalheritage.org/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "From Modest Materials, A Grand Effect". 23 February 2022. https://www.ctexplored.org/from-modest-materials-a-grand-effect/. 
  13. ↑ "Structure Magazine The Academy of Music and its Ballroom Restoration". November 2011. https://www.structuremag.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/F-Ballroom-Doukakis-Nov111.pdf. 
  14. ↑ "Renewing an Icon Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium GSA Video". May 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn06a0Psi2Q. 
  15. ↑ "A Job Well Done: Artisans Who Are Redefining the Historic Trades | National Trust for Historic Preservation". https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-job-well-done-artisans-who-are-redefining-the-historic-trades?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=weekly&utm_content=20181108#.Xih-i8hKhhH. 
  16. ↑ "CT Old House, your online source for your old home, period design, antiques and folk art". https://ctoldhouse.com/Perfecting-Preservation-at-the-Mark-Twain-House.html. 
  17. ↑ "Hulihee Palace plans grand reopening Sept. 30". 24 September 2009. https://hawaii247.com/2009/09/24/hulihee-palace-plans-grand-reopening-sept-30/. 
  18. ↑ Kleydorff, Alex von (28 December 2014). "Looking up at Lockwood Mathews Mansion". Norwalk Hour. https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Looking-up-at-Lockwood-Mathews-Mansion-8092873.php. 
  19. ↑ "Making Over A Masterpiece". The Cincinnati Enquirer: pp. 122. 2004-05-09. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-making-over-a-ma/139958762/. 
  20. ↑ "The Restoration of Yale's Sterling Memorial Library's Ceiling". 12 November 2020. https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/projects/yale-sterling-memorial-library?utm_campaign=Traditional%20Building%20%26%20Period%20Homes&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=93469092&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9esS14RJSoaeVG0ElPd7o9-rhYwV0SLQIqN3GnbnZaedzCNLrVcXQtMMNH2zbKeqA3Im6ICOm. 
  21. ↑ "Restoring Battell Chapel". 7 August 2023. https://www.bridgeportdiocese.org/restoring-battell-chapel/. 
  22. ↑ "Historic Resources: Infinitely Better—Renovation and Restoration of…". https://www.architects.org/events/322691/2021/07/08/historic-resources-infinitely-better-renovation-and-restoration-of-mit-building-10-interiors. 
  23. ↑ "'We Are the Dream' mural undergoes restoration, hangs again in Hale Library". 3 December 2020. https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2020/12/03/we-are-the-dream-mural-undergoes-restoration-hangs-again-in-hale-library/. 
  24. ↑ "Mural restoration brings Hale's Great Room back to life". October 2020. https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2020/09/30/mural-restoration-brings-hales-great-room-back-to-life/. 
  25. ↑ "When detail man finishes job, old buildings' glories restored". Record-Journal: p. 13. November 1992. https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal-when-detail-man-finishes/139956969/. 
  26. ↑ "National Park Service Painting Historic Buildings: Materials and Techniques". 1993. http://npshistory.com/publications/preservation/reading-list/painting-hist-bldgs.pdf. 
  27. ↑ "Michigan State Capitol Commission Renewing Michigan's Capitol 2014-2016 Booklet". November 2016. https://capitol.michigan.gov/Content/Files/RenewingMichiganCapitol.pdf. 
  28. ↑ "Michigan State Capitol 2023 Dome Restoration". https://www.msccdomerestoration2023.com/. 
  29. ↑ "Michigan State Capitol Rotunda Restoration". https://app.frame.io/reviews/436f082c-489d-4049-8378-78b0cd194616/. 
  30. ↑ "Restoration, renovation of Fulton County Courthouse nearly complete". https://www.toledoblade.com/local/courts/2019/09/13/Grandeur-returned-Restoration-renovation-of-fulton-county-courthouse-nearly-complete/stories/20190913133. 
  31. ↑ "OLD STATE HOUSE (CONNECTICUT) - Home". https://oldstatehouse1.weebly.com/. 
  32. ↑ Learn-Andes, Jennifer (27 January 2018). "An up-close view of Luzerne County Courthouse restoration". timesleader.com. https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/690619/an-up-close-view-of-luzerne-county-courthouse-restoration. 
  33. ↑ "Inside the Detailed Conservation of a 1909 Courthouse | National Trust for Historic Preservation". https://savingplaces.org/stories/inside-the-detailed-conservation-of-a-1909-courthouse#.Xiix38hKhhF. 
  34. ↑ "8 Secret Features of Grand Central Terminal". June 2023. https://www.history.com/news/grand-central-terminal-secrets-myths. 
  35. ↑ "- American Institute for Conservation". https://www.culturalheritage.org/docs/default-source/publications/periodicals/newsletter/04_mar_aicnews.pdf?sfvrsn=8ca603c2_11. 
  36. ↑ "Washington Union Station Statues Restored – Great American Stations". https://www.greatamericanstations.com/washington-union-station-statues-restored/. 
  37. ↑ "Main Hall Granite Masonry Restoration Project- Union Station Redevelopment Corporations". https://www.usrcdc.com/projects/completed/main-hall-granite-masonry-restoration-project/. 
  38. ↑ "New York's Landmarked Steinway Hall Has Three Extraordinary Condos Coming on the Market". https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2020/04/09/new-yorks-landmarked-steinway-hall-now-connected-to-the-western-hemispheres-second-tallest-residential-building-has-three-extraordinary-condos-coming-on-the-market/?sh=611259e55506. 
  39. ↑ "The Rotunda at Manhattan's Historic Steinway Hall Shines Again". 5 June 2020. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-rotunda-at-manhattans-historic-steinway-hall-shines-again. 
  40. ↑ "The COSMOS CLUB Restoration of the Ballroom". March 2012. https://www.cosmosclub.org/warne-ballroom/. 
  41. ↑ "Gilded Age - Home & Design Magazine". https://www.homeanddesign.com/2018/02/16/gilded-age/. 
  42. ↑ Cohen, Stephanie (2003-07-05). "Hidden library ceiling restored". The Berkshire Eagle: pp. B1, B7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-hidden-library-ceili/139961498/. 
  43. ↑ "Pretty in Pink: Landmark Boston Church Gets a Refresh | National Trust for Historic Preservation". https://savingplaces.org/stories/pretty-in-pink-landmark-boston-church-gets-a-refresh#.Yz79dnbMI64. 
  44. ↑ "To celebrate Fr. McGivney's beatification, his old parish is pulling out all the stops". 26 October 2020. https://aleteia.org/2020/10/26/to-celebrate-fr-mcgivneys-beatification-his-old-parish-is-pulling-out-all-the-stops/. 
  45. ↑ "Catholic Transcript | December 2020". https://catholicmagazines.org/magazine-archive/catholic-transcript/hart1220. 
  46. ↑ "A Visit to St. Mary Church, First Parish of Blessed Michael McGivney". 7 November 2020. https://www.ncregister.com/features/a-visit-to-st-mary-church-first-parish-of-blessed-michael-mcgivney?fbclid=IwAR3025tjxwi08JJXF87H-PkYA-lfJ6XvQkWovkT8gL-6-_kgK6t_fVqRmqo. 
  47. ↑ "In a New Film, Master Artisans Share Their Passion for the Labors They Love". https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-film-master-artisans-share-their-passions-labors-love-180970474/?no-cache. 
  48. ↑ Cassidy, Martin B. (6 April 2012). "St. John's marks end of interior restoration". Stamford Advocate. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/St-John-s-marks-end-of-interior-restoration-3462672.php. 
  49. ↑ "2021 Janet Jainschigg Award". May 2021. https://preservationct.org/janet-jainschigg-award-john-canning. 
  50. ↑ 2023 Bulfinch Award for Historic Preservation, ICAA New England Region
  51. ↑ 2023 Preservation Connecticut Award of Merit
  52. ↑ "The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Celebrates the 2022 McKim, Mead & White Awards". https://www.classicist.org/articles/2022-mckim-mead-white-awards/. 
  53. ↑ "2020 Palladio Award Winners". 13 May 2020. https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/palladio-awards/2020-palladio-award-winners. 
  54. ↑ "Palladio Awards 2019". https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/palladio-awards/palladio-awards-2019. 
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  56. ↑ "ICAA New England Announces 10th Annual Bulfinch Award Winners". 23 March 2020. https://www.nshoremag.com/arts-culture/icaa-new-england-announces-10th-annual-bulfinch-award-winners/. 
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  58. ↑ "2018 Trumbauer Award Winners". 15 November 2018. https://classicist-phila.org/2018-trumbauer-awards/. 
  59. ↑ "Arthur Ross Awards - Institute of Classical Architecture & Art". https://www.classicist.org/honors/arthur-ross-awards/. 
  60. ↑ "Arthur Ross Awards, 1982-2011". https://www.classicist.org/workspace/pdf/Arthur-Ross-Awards-Winners-by-Year.pdf/. 
  61. ↑ "Archived copy". https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/MichiganStateCapitol.pdf. 



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