Harry W. Murphy

HARRY W. MURPHY MAY 15, 1914 - JANUARY 10, 1993 A FOUNDER OF THE NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS CLUB AND THE PROSPECT PARK TRACK CLUB. AS COACH, FRIEND AND MENTOR, HARRY INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF RUNNERS WHO DELIGHT IN THE SPORT AND HAVE PROFOUND RESPECT FOR PROSPECT PARK. THE CONCERT GROVE ESPLANADE, COMPLETED IN 1874, WAS DESIGNED BY THOMAS WISEDELL IN COLLABORATION WITH CALVERT VAUX. THE WALL CONSISTS OF TWO ASHLAR GRANITE COURSES, ONE DARK AND ONE PINK, SEPARATED BY A BLUESTONE BELT COURSE AND FINISHED WITH A CARVED SANDSTONE TOP COURSE AND COPING. THESE AND THE ORNAMENTAL CARVED SANDSTONE PIERS ARE EXEMPLARY OF AMERICA'S HIGH VICTORIAN DECORATIVE SCULPTURE.