Seaman-Drake Arch
[1] Today, the arch, which is said to be modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris,[2] is partially obscured from view by low-rise commercial buildings, and has been tagged by graffitists; its soft marble facade is decaying.[6] At the top of the hill, the Seamans built a marble mansion around 1855, apparently intending it as a country home, as the family had another residence in lower Manhattan.[1] Inside, the marble walls, which are covered with vines of ivy, block out most of the ambient city noise, creating a "tranquil retreat".[14] There was an effort made in 2003 to provide some legal protection for the arch by landmarking it, which received support from New York City Councilman Robert Jackson, but the campaign never came to fruition.The owner explained that he did not want to sell it because he inherited it from his father, who was given the property, including the Seaman-Drake Arch, by a man whose life he saved in World War II.[3][18] In 1988, Christopher Gray of The New York Times said about the arch: The marble is decaying, depositing small piles of silvery grains where water drips, and the entire structure is as worn as the steps of an ancient cathedral.
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