Burton spent two decades of his life modernising and landscaping the neglected site of Phoenix Park, Dublin.
This included many works on the paths, relocation of monuments and construction of gates to an area previously dominated by military and police barracks.

Lay-out and gates, Dublin Zoo, Garda Síochána headquarters in Phoenix Park, Dublin (1840)
Cobh, Co. Cork, the invitation to make improvements to the sea-side resort in the 1840s was made by George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton
Martinstown House, Co Kildare (1833)
Burton spent two decades of his life modernising and landscaping the neglected site of Phoenix Park, Dublin. This included many works on the paths, relocation of monuments and construction of gates to an area previously dominated by military and police barracks.
Lay-out and gates, Dublin Zoo, Garda Síochána headquarters in Phoenix Park, Dublin (1840)
Cobh, Co. Cork, the invitation to make improvements to the sea-side resort in the 1840s was made by George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton
Martinstown House, Co Kildare (1833)
Decimus Burton