Background
Jones, Edward Vason was born on August 3, 1909 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of Piamus Walter and Nella Cutliff (Vason) Jones.
Jones, Edward Vason was born on August 3, 1909 in Albany, Georgia, United States. Son of Piamus Walter and Nella Cutliff (Vason) Jones.
Student Vanderbilt University, 1927-1929, Northwestern University, 1929-1933.
The project impressed Hal Hentz of the well-known Atlanta firm of Hentz, Reid, and Adler so much that he hired Jones as draftsman and superintendent of construction, despite his lack of formal training in architecture. In 1948, after a brief period spent designing warships for the United States. Navy in Savannah, Jones established his own practice in Albany, where he worked until his death in 1980. A summer 2007 refurbishment of the Green Room at the White House retained Vason Jones drapery and cornice design.
One of the reception rooms he designed at the State Department was named the "Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall" in his honor.
Member Appraisers Association American. Clubs: Oglethorpe, Chatham (Savannah, Georgia).
Married Maria Isabel Martin, November 28, 1937. Children: Jeanette Jones Balling, Nella Vason.