Mark a special occasion or remember a loved one with an honor or memorial gift to central park conservancy.
Central park benches.
There are three styles of benches.
The simple wood and concrete version.
Adopt a bench was established in 1986 as a permanent fund to maintain and endow the care of central park s more than 9 000 benches and their surrounding landscapes.
To date more than 6 800 benches have been adopted.
And the central park settee based on the benches.
The benches can be adopted with a donation of 10 000.
The most popular color.
Established in 1986 the adopt a bench program has led to the adoption of over 4 100 of the park s 9 000 benches.
The world s fair style with its circular armrests dating to 1939.
Honor and memorial gifts.
After you have made your contribution an acknowledgement letter or e card will be sent to the person s you designate notifying them of your gift.
Similarly the original benches in central park were rustic wooden benches crafted out of logs from the adirondacks with frederick olmsted and calvert vaux leading the design.
Over 1000 styles of commercial park benches to choose from in a wide variety of materials sizes styles and prices.
In recognition of contributions to the fund the conservancy installs a personalized plaque on a park bench of the donor s choosing.
Our tough thermoplastic coated park benches are resistant to uv rays weather mold and corrosion and now come with a 5 year warranty.
The most common central park benches material is stretched canvas.
When you imagine life in the early to mid nineteenth century you probably picture log cabins found in little house on the prairie.
The central park bench 4 8 4 reviews item 94612 available only from hammacher schlemmer this is the bench inspired by the historic public benches scattered throughout new york city s central park.
There are 49 central park benches for sale on etsy and they cost 128 30 on average.