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Title	Courthouse Square
Creator.Persons	Rosenberg, Janet, landscape architect Schelle, Susan
Notes	Built 1997. Project Description: This small pocket park is a cohesive mix of open space, grass, fountains, seating, plantings and public art. Designed to be a gathering place and respite from the surrounding urban noise, the Courthouse Square remembers its own history as an important public square used for a variety of religious and political gatherings and public meetings in the early and mid-19th century. Less savory uses of this site included public floggings and executions, giving it the name of hanging square. Surrounding the park are significant historical buildings from the mid-19th-century, including the former York County Court House (1853). Courthouse Square features a polished granite slab/stage with a sculpted open book. Pavement details and numerous benches give an intimate room-like feeling to this jewel of a park. One side of the park is an entryway arbor, bordered by benches and a path paved with stone. The interior of the park contains a linear fountain with insets for plants and seating, a hard surface core area bordered by lawn, and a platform with an open book. Sponsor/Developer: City of Toronto, Parks and Recreation. Project Location: Court Street between Church Street and Toronto Street, Toronto, Canada
Description	Park entrance walkway and water feature
Subject.Persons	Rosenberg, Janet, landscape architect Schelle, Susan
Subject	Parks Landscape architecture water in landscape architecture
Location	Ontario -- Toronto
Title.Series	New Directions in Landscape Architecture: Part III
Collection Title	Landscape Architecture
Publisher.Location	Seattle, WA
Publisher	Art on FIle
Date.Published	2000
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/archt_copyright.html
Collection information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193
Full resolution	Volume1\LAIII-05-07-06.jpg http://0-contentdm.unl.edu.library.unl.edu/fullres/Landscape_architecture/Volume1\LAIII-05-07-06.jpg

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