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St. Paul's Churchyard

NY

Landscape Project
Landscape Architect

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

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Rather than restore the landscapes to a specific period in time, the church leadership agreed that these sacred spaces must reflect the evolution of time and significance to the community. The designs restore unobstructed views of the gravestones while protecting the base of mature trees from foot traffic. Low-scale circular beds around major trees form subtle landscape accents within the lines of gravestones. Additional improvements include soil amendments and new turf, replacement of damaged brownstone pavement, installation of bluestone check dams and runnels to solve erosion and compaction problems, and the removal of post-9/11 signage remnants.

Rather than restore the landscapes to a specific period in time, the church leadership agreed that these sacred spaces must reflect the evolution of time and significance to the community. The designs restore unobstructed views of the gravestones while protecting the base of mature trees from foot traffic. Low-scale circular beds around major trees form subtle landscape accents within the lines of gravestones. Additional improvements include soil amendments and new turf, replacement of damaged brownstone pavement, installation of bluestone check dams and runnels to solve erosion and compaction problems, and the removal of post-9/11 signage remnants.

St. Paul's Chapel

209 Broadway, New York City, NY, US 10007

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Former New York Evening Post Building 281 feet
St. Paul's Chapel (Trinity) 321 feet
First Presidential Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day 321 feet
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Brady's National Gallery of Daguerreotypes 483 feet
1st transcontinental telephone call 496 feet
Astor Building 496 feet
Broadway widened and paved 512 feet
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