The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is a modern temple for commemorating the valor and sacrifice of Purple Heart recipients. Sitting on the slope of Temple Hill in New Windsor, New York, site of the last encampment of George Washington’s Continental Army, the Museum is distinctive yet integrated into the rustic colonial landscape. Inspired by the color and texture of the rough-hewn log cabins set into the wooded hillside of Washington’s cantonment, the weathered steel Hall of Honor is sited to reveal its presence from a winding, landscaped drive. A sculpted arcuated portal addresses the visitors' approach from parking and a welcoming and accessible promenade, lined with five granite benches dedicated to each branch of military service, negotiates a steeply sloping site.