
St. Paul's Churchyard
NY
Landscape ProjectLandscape 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.
Nearby
Bell of Hope | 159 feet |
Former New York Evening Post Building | 281 feet |
St. Paul's Chapel (Trinity) | 321 feet |
First Presidential Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day | 321 feet |
Montgomery Monument | 408 feet |
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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