Mission Nombre de Dios traces its origins to the founding of the City of St. Augustine, America’s oldest city, in 1565. On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed and proclaimed this site for Spain and the Church. The challenge for Marquis Latimer + Halback, Inc. in the development of a master plan and landscape architectural design is the interpretation and protection of the sacred site while balancing the needs of the visitor.
Read MoreChrist Church is set in the towering live oak canopy of the coastal barrier island. The church grounds include a cemetery dating from 1796. Christ Church, one of the oldest churches in the southeast, was founded on St. Simons Island in conjunction with the adjacent Fort Frederica.
Read MoreMarquis Latimer + Halback, Inc. was retained as the prime consultant, responsible for overall planning and project coordination, in addition to the detailed landscape architectural site design. The program required a 21,000 sf Christian Formation Building combining a parish hall, classrooms, choir rehearsal, meeting rooms, and a commercial grade kitchen.
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