Heritage Park Plaza
Heritage Park Plaza is a public park in downtown Fort Worth designed by the internationally-acclaimed landscape architect Lawrence Halprin (1916-2009).
The Heritage Plaza, designed in conjunction with the U.S. Bicentennial program and located on the founding site of the city, incorporates a set of interconnecting outdoor rooms constructed of concrete that featured flowing water walls, channels, and pools. In addition to the water features, the outdoor rooms contain plant materials in a structured grid pattern that includes upper and lower lawns. An elevated walkway over the bluff grants access to vistas across the Trinity River Valley, much like the 19th-century military fort that once occupied this site.
Today, Heritage Park represents an exceptionally significant example of modern landscape design in the United States.
Information provided by the National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.