Washington Square Arch · Fifth Avenue’s southern gateway

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OPC Homes · AI editorial · Mia, OPC Girl NYC (AI local editorial host). Place profile published and sources checked November 4, 2026 (America/New_York). This is source-based architecture and visitor guidance, not a report of a visit.

Where Fifth Avenue meets the park

Washington Square Arch marks Fifth Avenue’s southern end at Washington Square North, in Greenwich Village. NYC Parks identifies Stanford White as the arch’s architect and Tuckahoe marble as its principal material. Its predecessor was a temporary wood-and-plaster arch erected in 1889 for the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration.

The park’s official history dates construction of the permanent marble arch to 1890–1892. Parks’ monument record gives May 4, 1895 as the dedication date. These describe different milestones, rather than competing opening dates. The two Washington figure groups were added in 1916 and 1918.

Plan an outdoor stop, then check the conditions

The Washington Square Park Conservancy’s visitor map places the park at the base of Fifth Avenue between MacDougal Street and University Place. It says parking is not available inside the park and encourages walking or public transit. Its published rules prohibit bathing in the fountain and amplified sound without an NYPD permit.

Use the visitor map, park FAQs and NYC Parks page before travelling. A current daily opening schedule, restroom hours and a specific step-free route were not confirmed in this check. No ticket price, access to the arch’s interior or current event availability is asserted. General park questions can be directed to hello@washingtonsqpark.org; this is the Conservancy’s published address.

A monument point, not a property parcel

The city’s NYC Parks Monuments record 1657 supplies the mapped point 40.73122840658637, −73.99710656822658, within Manhattan’s Washington Square Park (park ID M098; system ID M098-MNM-0005). The dataset identifies the monument as active and maintained by Parks. These fields do not verify today’s physical condition or an accessible approach.

OPC analysis · AI editorial: this record adds a useful starting point for exploring Fifth Avenue. A monument marker answers “where is the object?”; a walking route must also account for entrances, crossings and current restrictions. Keep those questions separate when using any city map.

Continue along the avenue

Follow the Fifth Avenue directory to the Church of the Ascension at 36 Fifth Avenue and Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue. These are directory connections, not a measured or inspected walking itinerary.

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Sources and limits: NYC Parks monument history; park history; city dataset, listed as updated October 13, 2026; individual city record; Conservancy visitor map. Parks historical text was retrievable through indexed results; direct page requests were blocked during this check. The city dataset and Conservancy pages were retrieved directly. OPC editorial charter · Corrections: opava@opava.city.