Brown Building
The Brown Building is a ten-story building that is part of the campus of New York University, which owns it. It is located at 23–29 Washington Place, between Greene Street and Washington Square East in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, and is best known as the location of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of March 25, 1911, which killed 146 people.Photo: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: University building
- Description: classroom building in Manhattan, New York
- Also known as: “Asch Building” and “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Square Park and Washington Square Arch.
Washington Square Park
Park
Photo: Irburgat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Square Park is a 9.75-acre public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.
Washington Square Arch
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Washington Square Arch is situated 640 feet northwest of Brown Building.
New York University Stern School of Business
University
The New York University Stern School of Business is the business school of New York University, a private research university based in New York City. Founded as the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance in 1900, the school received its current name in 1988. New York University Stern School of Business is situated 510 feet southwest of Brown Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich Village and Washington Square Village.
Greenwich Village
Photo: MBisanz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greenwich Village is a well-known, largely residential district in Manhattan, once famous for its vibrant art and literary community. Nowadays the neighborhood is so gentrified that the artists and poets who once lived here wouldn't be able to afford the rents, but the Village is still worth a visit for its lovely tree-lined streets and colorful history.
Washington Square Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Square Village is an apartment complex in a superblock in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. WSV was developed by Paul Tishman and Morton S.
University Village
Neighborhood
Photo: how long it takes, CC BY 2.0.
University Village is a building complex owned by New York University in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S.
Brown Building
- Categories: factory, building, historic site, and education
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.73007° or 40° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
-73.99537° or 73° 59′ 43″ westLevels
10Height
143 feet (44 metres)Open location code
87G8P2J3+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 248166209OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q4976083
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Spanish—“Brown Building” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Brown Building (Manhattan)”
- Estonian: “Brown Building”
- French: “Asch Building”
- French: “Brown Building”
- Hebrew: “בניין בראון”
- Japanese: “アッシュ・ビルディング”
- Japanese: “ブラウンビル”
- Spanish: “Brown Building (Manhattan)”
- Spanish: “Edificio Brown (Manhattan)”
- Spanish: “Edificio Brown”
- Spanish: “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grey Art Gallery and Grey Art Museum.
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