Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens

The Rockland County Courthouse features a three-story symmetrical design constructed in 1928 using Indiana limestone, incorporating both Beaux-Arts and Art Deco architectural elements.

The Dutch Gardens, designed between 1933 and 1934, emerged as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression, serving as a memorial to early county settlers.

The gardens retain authentic elements of 17th-century Dutch design, including a tea house with a brick fireplace displaying carvings that represent Dutch-American historical events.

The courthouse maintains government operations while the gardens function as a county park, displaying spring flowers and offering public gathering spaces throughout the seasons.

Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke created the only Works Progress Administration landscape architecture project designed and supervised by a woman in the United States.

Location: New York

GPS coordinates: 41.14639,-73.99083

Latest update: March 8, 2025 20:34