Plaza Project
The foundation’s focal project is the creation of a historic-style plaza in downtown Tularosa. If enough private funds are raised to support this project, the constructed plaza would be about a quarter-block in size and would be located along St. Francis Drive (US Highways 54/70). It would be located to the south of St. Francis de Paula Church and to the north of Granado Street businesses such as the Fine and Dandy Gift Shop. The plaza would replace an existing beige tin building that resides on the property. The current plaza design would not cover any land owned by St. Francis de Paula Catholic Church. The foundation proposes to create a historic-style plaza that would have shade trees, seating, sculptures, parking, and would be an attractive addition to downtown Tularosa. Ideally, public restrooms for the plaza would be located in the proposed adjacent visitor center.
Plaza design & credits
The exact plaza design and layout have yet to be finalized. The Greater Tularosa Foundation has been working with community members and adjacent property owners to create conceptual preliminary plans for a Tularosa plaza. Urban designer and former GTF member Hadley Yates created preliminary "brainstorming" designs for these conversations. When GTF has funding available in the future, it will hire a landscape architect to create a final design. A zoomed-in detail from one of the previous plaza concepts is shown on this page.
PLAZA DONATIONS
The creation of a Tularosa plaza will not be possible without donations and grants. If you would like to donate to the Tularosa plaza project, please click on the link below. Thank you!
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