To be implemented over the next decade, the Hamiliton Canal Master Plan includes 1.6 million square feet of new mixed-use development over 13-acres. Phase one of the project includes the rehabilitation of the remaining historic Appleton Mill and Freudenberg building’s mill yard. As the buildings are devoted to live/work studio and gallery space, the mill yard offers display space and reflects the original industrial materials. Site improvements include rain gardens partially enclosed by stacked block seatwalls, alluding to the canal walls. A lighted fountain runs parallel to the original penstocks, symbolizing the conveying of water necessary to power the original turbines and emphasizing the gateway connection across the canal to the new Hamilton Canal District.