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Bellmont, once a symbol of grandeur, was razed in 1915 to build a residential complex now known as Clifton Terrace. Similarly, the opulent Fifth Avenue mansion was transformed into a commercial or residential building, erasing many physical traces of his legacy.
Today, the only remnant of Barber’s impact is the name of a street in Washington, D.C.—Northwest Belmont—marking the site of his once-glorious estate, and the paved roads that crisscross the nation, bearing testimony to his pioneering work in asphalt.