Claremont Inn, which was situated in Riverside Park just north of Grant's Tomb (center). Built as a residence about 1806, it had a long and varied history. Eventually it became an inn, but its fortunes declined over the years of Prohibition until, after repeal, it was rebuilt by the WPA in 1934; architect: Aymar Embur II. It served as a watering hole for Columbia University faculty until 1949 when it burned down; professors who lived in New Jersey would stop in on their way to the Edgewater ferry at 125th Street.