Kimberly Burkard
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park
151 Charlotte Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-4922
Sonnenberg Gardens Receives $20,000 Grant
CANANDAIGUA – Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park is pleased to announce that it has received a $20,000 grant from the Davenport-Hatch Foundation for its Rock Garden Waterway Restoration project. This project will focus on the repair and restoration of the water features including waterfalls, water courses, and pools in Sonnenberg’s 100-year old Rock Garden.
In its current state, the Rock Garden’s water features are non-functional and have limited ability to retain water. The grant is a generous contribution towards the $1 million dollar restoration project. Work scheduled to begin in 2019.
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park is one of America’s longest surviving estates from the Victorian Era. The elegant Queen Anne-style mansion was built in 1887 in Canandaigua by New York City financier Frederick Ferris Thompson, and his wife, Mary Clark Thompson, as a summer home. Between 1901 and 1920, the widowed Mrs. Thompson created the nine formal gardens as a tribute to the places she and Frederick had traveled to or had always wanted to visit. The grounds are open to the public from May 1 through October 31 each year. Sonnenberg is a non-profit organization dependent upon the support of members, sponsors, and its dedicated corps of volunteers. For more information, contact Marketing Director Kimberly Burkard or Executive Director David Hutchings at 585-394-4922.
