Conversion of historic Weir Greenhouse to Green-Wood’s visitor’s center underway
The historic Weir Greenhouse across from Green-Wood Cemetery at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue is being restored to its former glory in preparation for use as a visitor’s center for the cemetery.
The cemetery purchased the former greenhouse, which had rotting wood and broken glass, from McGovern Florist Inc. in 2012, according to Brownstoner. In 2013 it received a restoration grant from the state’s Regional Economic Development Council.
In 2015 it presented plans to convert the building into a visitor’s center, including the addition of a new building, to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Brownstoner said. While Landmarks didn’t allow the new building, it gave a thumbs-up to the visitor’s center plan.