Green-Wood Cemetery opens Green-House welcome center in restored 1895 Victorian greenhouse
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn has unveiled the Green-House, a $34 million educational and welcome center that features a restored Victorian greenhouse from 1895, the only one of its kind still in existence in the city. The facility, designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), comprises classrooms, galleries, offices, and archival storage, serving as a community entry point opposite the main gates. President Meera Joshi notes that it alleviates public concerns regarding cemeteries. The Weir Greenhouse, purchased for $1.6 million in 2012, has been beautifully restored. Both the greenhouse and the cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The opening exhibition presents installations by local artist Jean Shin. ARO’s Stephen Cassell and Kim Yao emphasize the modern design's welcoming essence, reflecting Green-Wood's adaptation as burial rates decline.
Key facts
- Green-Wood Cemetery opened Green-House welcome center on April 18-19, 2026
- Center features restored 1895 Victorian greenhouse, city's only surviving commercial example
- Project cost $34 million, designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO)
- Greenhouse acquired from McGovern Florists in 2012 for $1.6 million
- Both greenhouse and cemetery listed on National Register of Historic Places
- Inaugural exhibition is Jean Shin's Celadon Landscape installation
- Landscape design by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
- Center includes classrooms, galleries, offices, and archival storage
Entities
Artists
- Jean Shin
- George Bellows
- George Catlin
- William Merritt Chase
- Leon Golub
- Nancy Spero
- Louis Comfort Tiffany
- Donald Judd
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Leonard Bernstein
- Paul Auster
- Boss Tweed
- Beth Broome
- Kim Yao
- Stephen Cassell
- Meera Joshi
- Richard Moylan
- Richard Upjohn
- Walter B. Melvin
- David Bates Douglass
- Fanny Kemble
- Lisa West Alpert
- Teddy Roosevelt
- Sonja Anderson
- Winnie Hu
- John Freeman Gill
- Allison C. Meier
- Paige Williams
- Horace Greeley
- Joe Gallo
- Pete Hamill
- Lisa Alpert
Institutions
- Green-Wood Cemetery
- Green-Wood Historic Fund
- Architecture Research Office (ARO)
- Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
- McGovern Florists
- National Register of Historic Places
- Dia Chelsea
- Rothko Chapel
- Architectural Record
- The New York Observer
- Wallpaper
- New York Times
- Art Newspaper
- New Yorker
- Smithsonian Magazine
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- National Museum of Natural History
- Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA)
- C&G Partners
- Walter B. Melvin Architects
- ARO
- Dezeen
Locations
- Brooklyn
- New York
- United States
- New York Harbor
- Houston
- Manhattan
- Sunset Park
- Fifth Avenue
- Niagara Falls
- New York City
- Boston
- Sweden
- Chicago
- New Zealand
- South Slope
- 25th Street
- Milwaukee
- Green-Wood Cemetery