"The Sunken Garden" Mural – Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York

The Sunken Garden mural commemorates a beautiful late 19th century Victorian garden which was part of an estate owned by Dr. W. E. Traver. As noted by the title of the mural, the garden was built below street level and was situated in what is now the village center of Red Hook.

When Dr. Traver sold his house in the 1940’s, the estate became the Regis Hotel. As history would have it, the property was then subdivided and the sunken garden was filled to make way for a gasoline station. Over the years, the hotel changed hands many times, eventually becoming the Red Hook Inn.

The garden depicted in this mural is a reminder of its heyday in 1913.