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The Old Seaman Mansion

Seaman Mansion, Inwood, New York City

For nearly a century, the huge Seaman-Drake estate, constructed in 1855 by John T.  Seaman, stood on the grounds now occupied by Park Terrace Gardens. Famous for its fanciful gate at the bottom of the hill, actually a scale model of the Arc de Triomphe, the home quickly earned the nickname “Seaman’s Folly.” The Seamans [...]

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Seaman-Drake Arch

Seaman Drake Arch photograph from 1910. Located in Inwood, New York.

Tucked away between two buildings on the West side of Broadway near 215th Street is one of the few surviving relics of a once fabulously wealthy neighborhood whose residents included captains of industry.  Today a crumbling ruin, the arch, as evidenced in the below photo, was once a stunning sight to behold; even from afar. [...]

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