[Constructed 1860]
Designer: Calvert Vaux 1824-1895 • England
Architectural Highlights
Dimensions: Length - 80 feet: Width -
30 feet 6 inches: Height: 10 feet 1 inch.
Revetment (surface): Westchester County
variegated gneiss, a whitish-gray stone with
veins of dark orange.
Balustrade: Length - 100 feet: New Brunswick
sandstone carved with fleur-de-lis pattern
segmented by piers with rounded posts.
Interior: Lined with Philadelphia red brick.
Special Features: Bordered by buttresses
rising from curved supports to posts with
round tops.
Located not very far away from the
Maine Monument in Cenral Park is the
Greyshot Arch.
This arch is one of the most heavily trafficked
arches due to an endless number of bikers,
runners, skaters and carriages that pass
over the West Drive.
