Belvedere Castle

Belvedere Castle & Paths

A Gothic style observation tower designed by Calvert Vaux and built in 1867, and adjacent pathways, within an English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux. Application is to replace windows and doors. An additional application is to construct a pathway and walls for barrier free

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FRIENDS Announces our 2016 Ambassador to the Upper East Side!

FREINDS announces O. Kelley Anderson as 2016's Ambassador of the Upper East Side! Raised in a historic house on Beacon Hill, Kelley Anderson is both an erudite embodiment of the best qualities of the Upper East Side, and a tenacious street fighter for its landmarks and historic districts.

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Central Park, Fort Clinton and Nutter’s Battery Overlooks

Two overlooks, one designed in the 1940s and the other redesigned in the 1940s, at the sites of early 19th century fortifications within and English Romantic style public park designed in 1856 by Olmsted and Vaux.

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