[Constructed 1862]
Designer: Calvert Vaux 1824-1895 • England
Architectural Highlights
Dimensions: Width - 29 feet 6 inches:
Height - 10 feet.
Passageway: Length - 50 feet 7 inches.
Balustrade (railing): Length - 95 feet: Stone
rectangular posts topped by a cluster of
horizontal rods.
Revetment (surface): Tooled ashlar set in a
diamond pattern
Interior: Lined with red brick.
Special Feature: Quatrefoil (Pattern of four
lobes and four cusps set in a circle) set into
each abutment (support).
At the base of Cedar Hill, or at the Glade
stands the handsome stone structure of
the Glade Arch. Originally supporting
carriage traffic to Fifth Avenue from Cenral
Park, this arch now serves as a wide
walkway surrounded by lush green inclines
and a variety of trees.
A variety of flowering bulbs and perennials
sprinkle the slopes on either side of the
pathway under the arch during springtime.
