Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire site (Asch Building)

The Asch Building at 23 Washington Place was the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911, which killed 146 workers and is a documented pivotal event in U.S. labor history. The building, now known as the Brown Building of New York University, is widely cited in histories and memorials about industrial safety reforms and the founding of modern labor protections. The site's legacy is central to labor movement narratives and commemorations in the city.