Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Garden Place
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2021
1. Garden Place Marker
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Garden Place. . Originally Garden Place was a walk in the formal gardens behind the mansion of Philip Livingston, delegate from New York and signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Livingston Mansion was used by General Washington and his officers during the Battle of Long Island, for several years after the battle the British Navy used the house for a hospital and carefully tended the garden. In 1803 the land was sold to Teunis Joralemon; and in 1842 the Joraleman estate was partitioned and "Garden Street" was laid out in the garden. The name was changed to Garden Place in 1870. The original retaining wall between the garden and the terraced orchard of the Livingston estate exits behind nos. 29-41. London plane trees lining the street were originally planted in the 1930's by the Garden Place Association (the first such organization in Brooklyn Heights) and the Langstaff family, residents at no. 39 (1923-1982).
Originally Garden Place was a walk in the formal gardens behind the mansion of Philip Livingston, delegate from New York and signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Livingston Mansion was used by General Washington and his officers during the Battle of Long Island, for several years after the battle the British Navy used the house for a hospital and carefully tended the garden. In 1803 the land was sold to Teunis Joralemon; and in 1842 the Joraleman estate was partitioned and "Garden Street" was laid out in the garden. The name was changed to Garden Place in 1870. The original retaining wall between the garden and the terraced orchard of the Livingston estate exits behind nos. 29-41. London plane trees lining the street were originally planted in the 1930's by the Garden Place Association (the first such organization in Brooklyn Heights) and the Langstaff family, residents at no. 39 (1923-1982).
Location. 40° 41.595′ N, 73° 59.763′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. Marker is at the intersection of Garden Place and Joralemon Street, on the right
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when traveling south on Garden Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 Joralemon St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2021
2. Garden Place Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
