New York Times Focuses On Yonkers' Untermyer Gardens Restoration

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A revival is taking place of the Untermyer Gardens thanks to $2 million raised by the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, The New York Times reports.

The Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers is being restored thanks to $2 million raised.
Photo Credit: *untermyergardens.org*

Donna Christopher

10/06/2015 1:00 p.m.

The 43-acre Indo-Persian style garden has a temple on it overlooking the Hudson River, which is currently the focus of the renovation project of the estate once owned by lawyer and philanthropist Samuel Untermyer , The New York Times reports.

The garden, according to the article, was once a romantic spot and has suffered under many years of neglect.

Read the New York Times article here

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