Claremont Riding Academy
CLAREMONT RIDING ACADEMY
BUILT IN 1892 As THE CLAREMONT STABLES, THIS BUILDING
WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK A. ROOKE IN THE THEN-POPULAR
ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE, HERE CHARACTERIZED BY A
DIGNIFIED, SYMMETRICAL DESIGN AND ROUND-ARCHED
OPENINGS. THE STABLE'S EASY ACCESS TO CENTRAL PARK'S
BRIDLE TRAIL RESULTED IN ITS CONVERSION TO A RIDING
ACADEMY IN 1927. IT REMAINS ONE OF THE RARE SURVIVORS
FROM TEH 750 COMMERCIAL STABLES THAT FLOURISHED IN
NEW YORK CITY AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
1992