PROJECT Overview THE ACTION PLAN IS A UNIFIED VISION FOR MELLON PARK, DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGH A THOROUGH ENGAGEMENT PROCESS WITH RESIDENTS, PARK USERS, CITY PARTNERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND AGENCIES.
The Mellon Park Action Plan was completed in 2022 and represents the vision and priorities of the residents and community members who love and use Mellon Park. The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, are continuing efforts to implement the recommendations outlined in the Action Plan.
The Parks Conservancy is currently advancing two Tier 1 Priority Projects identified in the Action Plan. Click the links below to learn more.
About the Park
In 1942, Lieutenant Colonel Richard K. Mellon and his sister Sarah Mellon Scaife offered the City of Pittsburgh the Mellon estate as a public park.
In June of the following year, City Council formally accepted the offer of the 10 or 11-acre plot of ground along Fifth Avenue. The park was donated in memory of Richard Beatty Mellon and his wife Jennie King Mellon. The park opened in the spring of 1944. That same year the adjacent C. D. Marshall property, which includes the mansion at Fifth Avenue, was offered to the city as an addition to the park.
Additionally, Mellon Park is home to the beloved Walled Garden space. The Mellon Park Walled Garden was restored in 2009 and later opened in June 2010. The Walled Garden was first built in the 1920s as part of the original Mellon Estate. The restoration honors the memory of Ann Katharine Seamans, who visited the Garden often during her life. The lawn became a piece of artwork titled “7:11 AM 11.20.1979 79° 55´W 40°27´N” by Janet Zweig. The 150 points of light on the lawn represent the stars and planets over Pittsburgh when Annie was born.