Dedicated: | 1952 |
Location: | Riverside Drive at 123rd St. |
Description: | Incised plaque set in pavement |
Materials: | Deer Isle granite |
Dimensions: | H: 2′ W: 4′ |
Donor: | DPR |
Inscription
SITE OF THE CLAREMONT INN / ERECTED IN 1788 AS A RESIDENCE / THE BUILDING BECAME A PUBLIC / TAVERN BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. / IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY / IN 1878 AND WAS OPERATED AS A / RESTAURANT UNTIL ITS DEMOLITION / IN 1950.
This information can be found on the NYC Parks Department’s website.