Recycling History: The Claremont Riding Academy

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  • Rich Marrila

Good morning everyone. I have attached some pictures of a building that we have secured some great Heart Pine from in New York City. This building is not being demoed, but they are taking the wooden frame work out of it and replacing it with steel to preserve the building. I did a quick google search, and there is a lot of info available on this building.

The Claremont Riding Academy, the last riding stable in Manhattan, was located at 175 West 89th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in New York City. Built in 1892, and a National Historical Site that was designed by Frank A. Rooke [1], Claremont was the oldest continuously operated equestrian stable in New York City[2], and a regular attraction for horsey tourists.

Claremont was a very sophisticated yet homey environment. It was an unusual multistory barn, its floors connected by ramps, housed its horses in individual stalls in the basement and on the second floor. There was an indoor riding ring, but it was quite small and obstructed by posts.

Posted on Feb 11, 2008 AT 11:04 PM in Green Building • (2) Comments

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    POSTED AT 10:32 AM ON Nov 28, 2011

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