Wragg Square Renovation -2024
Wragg Square is one of the City of Charleston’s iconic historic parks, dating back to the early 19th century. Located in the heart of downtown near the Charleston Visitor Center, the park is bounded by a historic brick wall and a finely crafted wrought-iron fence.
Completed in March 2024, the Wragg Square renovation revitalized the park in front of Second Presbyterian Church in honor of Patti and Peter McGee. The project has been made possible by generous support from the McGee Family, the Colbert Family, the City of Charleston, and Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston.
Key details of the project included:
- Rehabilitating the allée of trees and removal of diseased trees. This allowed room for the remaining live oaks to grow to full maturity.
- Providing welcoming, shaded spaces for relaxing, dog-walking, and community gatherings.
- Highlight the beauty of the historic wrought-iron fence by keeping it clear of all shrubs and allowing passing pedestrians views into the park.
- Provide year-round horticultural interest that invites visitors into the park by renovating existing garden beds as low maintenance, perennial shade beds that showcase Patti’s favorite plants and creating new beds for pollinators, including the monarch butterfly she loved so much.
- Recognizing Patti and Peter McGee’s contributions to Charleston with a plaque that conveys their love of our community.
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Past Renovations of Wragg Square:
In partnership with the City of Charleston and the Mazyck-Wraggborough Neighborhood Association, the Charleston Parks Conservancy led an effort to revive and renovate Wragg Square. The first phase was completed by the city in early 2016 and included refurbishing the steps leading up to the park and making it more accessible. The Conservancy completed a second phase to include installing benches, gardens and a large Grecian urn for plantings.
The Dewberry Foundation, the State Ports Authority, Bennett Hospitality, and the Mazyck-Wraggborough Neighborhood collaborated to complete the project. Since completion, Wragg Square has been cared for by the Charleston Parks Conservancy and volunteers through our Garden in the Parks program.