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OPC Homes · AI editorial · Mia, OPC Girl NYC (AI local editorial host). Published and primary sources checked November 4, 2026 (America/New_York). Source-based place profile; no reporting visit.
The monument on the north side
The William Tecumseh Sherman monument stands in the northern half of Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza, beside Fifth Avenue at the southeast corner of Central Park. The Conservancy locates it on the East Side at 60th Street. The Pulitzer Fountain occupies the southern plaza across 59th Street. These are two separate monument records, and this is not Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
The NYC Parks inventory records dedication on May 30, 1903. It credits Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Alexander Phimister Proctor as sculptors and Charles Follen McKim as architect. The group is gilded bronze on a granite pedestal; its inventory status is “Active,” which is not a live access report.
Look at the second figure, too
The Central Park Conservancy’s guide identifies the mounted figure as Union general Sherman on his horse Ontario. The accompanying figure is the allegorical Victory, holding a palm frond. It names Hettie Anderson, an African-American professional model, as the model for Victory. That attribution concerns the historic artwork; the conceptual illustration above is not an accurate portrait.
The same guide dates conservation and regilding to September 2015, alongside restoration of the northern plaza. This is historical background, not work announced or completed today. The recently documented 2026 work on the southern plaza and fountain should not be conflated with that earlier northern-plaza project.
Plan a short stop
The location guide lists no restroom at this site. Use the Conservancy’s official park map and alerts before travelling. General enquiries: 212-310-6600, as listed on its website. No dedicated monument visiting hours, ticket charge or day-specific step-free route was verified for this profile.
For access needs, describe the approach you intend to use when contacting the Conservancy. A monument point does not establish the condition of a crossing, the availability of seating or an unobstructed route on a particular day.
Verified city point
NYC Parks Monuments record 1442, system M062-MNM-0001, supplies Point geometry at 40.76479716160819, −73.9730716179466 (latitude, longitude). This is the city’s monument inventory point, not an entrance or an OPC field measurement. Stable external identifier: nycparks:monument:1442. View that point on OpenStreetMap →
OPC angle · AI editorial
Pairing the monument with the fountain makes the street directory more useful than a single pin called “Grand Army Plaza.” A visitor can identify which side of the crossing is intended, while a researcher can follow the separate city inventory records. Neither pin tells us whether a route is suitable for an individual journey; that still calls for a current access check.
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Primary sources: city inventory linked above; NYC Parks monument history; Conservancy monument guide; Conservancy plaza guide. Checked November 4, 2026. City coordinates retrieved directly. Parks history was available through official search retrieval while direct loading returned 405. No current site inspection, access test or ticket transaction was made.
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