PARK FACT:
Some consider Madison Square Park the birthplace of baseball, since Alexander Cartwright formed the first baseball club there in 1845.
Madison Square Park
Broadway To Madison Av, E 23 St To E 26 St
Manhattan
Directions: Google Maps | MTA Trip Planner
Acres: 6.23
Monuments
Browse all Parks monuments on our Permanent Art and Monuments page
Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
Standing figure (over life-size) with integral plinth, on pedestal with extended exedra wings; pedestal has bas-relief of sword in ocean waves; each wing has a life-size bas-relief of seated female figure








