[Constructed 1862] Designers: Calvert Vaux 1824-1895
& Jacob Wrey Mould 1825-1886 • England
Architectural Highlights
Dimensions: Length - 15 feet 10 inches
between abutments: Height - 11 feet 9 inches. Passageway: Length - 66 feet. Railing: Length - 110 feet. Revetment (surface): Brownstone border
with brick interior. Surface Embellishments (Eastside): Round
trefoil (an ornament in a three-lobe pattern)
and two Gothic floral patterns on either side of the center archway. Adjacent are quatrefoils
in round frames bordered by four small circles.
The eastside railing is cast-iron. Surface Embellishments (Westside): With
curved rustic voussoirs (wedge-shaped stones),
its buttresses are formed into round posts
with floral patterns bordering a central stairway.
One of the most ornate and unique
archways in Central Park would certainly
be the Trefoil Arch. It is the only arch
with two distinctly different aspects
described above.
