John Merven Carrère Memorial

The John Merven Carrère Memorial is a quiet, pink granite terrace tucked into the perimeter wall of Riverside Park at 99th Street. It serves as a formal entrance to the park, featuring a stone balustrade and a series of bluestone steps. The memorial honors the architect John Merven Carrère, who was a central figure in shaping the city's Gilded Age skyline before his sudden death in a Manhattan taxicab accident in 1911.