Green-Wood is the ideal place for your group’s next outing. With grand, sweeping views of Manhattan, beautifully designed landscapes, and 175 years of American history, Green-Wood is an enlightening and enjoyable day trip for any group. On your private tour, your group will hop aboard our historic trolley as a Green-Wood tour guide tells the … Read more
Browse our complete press archive (including news articles, press releases, news videos, and news photos). Also see our photo gallery and film and video pages. For press/media inquiries, please contact Colleen Roche at Linden Alschuler & Kaplan Public Relations (212-329-1413). Recent Highlights: >> Our ceremony commemorating the victims of the United Airlines Flight 826 and … Read more
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In addition to our general list of themed lesson plan/class tours, we offer highlights of successful educational experiences at Green-Wood. We hope they provide educators and their students additional examples of how local public schools can interface with The Historic Fund’s educational programming thorough example. Historic Green-Wood’s Educational Program is open to teachers and schools … Read more
Designer: Unknown Location: Fern Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Highland Avenue Saved in Time Estimate: $75,000 For cleaning, repointing and consolidation treatment of marble components; re-creation and installation of “weathered” replacement sculptural elements; and related work (details below). Born in Scotland and brought to America as a youngster, James Gordon Bennett Sr. entered the world … Read more
Update, 1/4/17: Thanks for visiting, redditors! We’ve just posted below a portrait of Brooklyn Mayor Charles Schieren, whose grave Azrael marks. Please also consider reading our historian’s latest updates here, subscribing to our email newsletter, or following us on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook. Even better, come visit us in Brooklyn, while you can still … Read more
Architect: Richard Upjohn Location: Lawn Avenue and Vista Avenue, on knoll above Cypress Path Saved in Time Estimate: $100,000 – 125,000 For cleaning and complete repointing of the brownstone structure; replication in brownstone of missing carved architectural details; water repellant treatment of roof stonework; restoration of the surrounding platform and related work (details below). SPECIAL … Read more
Location: Central Avenue, opposite the Twin Weeping Beeches and Oak Nut Path Saved in Time Estimate: $35,000 For conservation cleaning and necessary repointing of two family memorials and six grave markers (details below). The Charles Pfizer Company, “Manufacturing Chemists,” was formed in Brooklyn in 1849. Their first plant was located on Bartlett and Harrison Streets, … Read more