[Constructed 1860]
Designer: Calvert Vaux 1824-1895 • England
Architectural Highlights
Dimensions: Length - 24 feet: Height - 11 feet.
Passageway: Length - 65 feet.
Balustrade: Length - 79 feet 8 inches:
New Brunswick Sandstone. Revetment (surface): Red brick with
sandstone trim. Special features: Octagonal insets
with rosettes.
Certainly eye-catching, the red brick of the
Driprock Arch, which connects pedestrians
to the Wollman Rink in Central Park and the Heckscher Playground, stands
out among
the greenery that surrounds its structure.
Originally, this elliptical archway provided
passage for the bridle path which was
eliminated due to the expansion of Heckscher Playground in the 1930s.
Horse carriages and people on foot journey
across the arch from above as it continues
the course of the Park Drive. The handsome
balustrade above is constructed of Brunswick
sandstone featuring open stone-work of
Gothic detail.
