About Madison Square

Madison Square is nowhere near Madison Square Garden. Madison Square is on 23rd Street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue, while Madison Square Garden is on 34th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues. There was a Madison Square Garden around Madison Square once, but it moved in 1925.

The area was named for President James Madison, and in its early history was a potter’s field. Later, it became the site of an arsenal and a home for juvenile delinquents that was destroyed by fire in 1839. Less than a decade later Madison Square Park was opened, and became host to some of the country’s first baseball games.

Madison Square is in the Flatiron District, and one of its most famous attractions is the Flatiron Building, designed by D.H. Burnham and Company and completed in 1902. Its real name is the Fuller Building, but its shallow, triangle shape called to mind an old fashioned flat iron. The 21 story building was considered a skyscraper until the building of the Met Life Building in 1908, which is 50 stories tall. The Met Life Building has a clock tower with four faces, each with a diameter of twenty six and a half feet. The minute hands weigh one thousand pounds each and the hour hands seven hundred pounds. Nearby is the Building of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, a beautiful marble building designed by James Brown Lord and built in 1900. Close by is the New York Life Insurance Building, which was built in 1928 from plans by Cass Gilbert, who designed the Woolworth Building.

In the center of all of this is the lively six acre park, and Madison Avenue, which begins on its east side. The area is serviced by several bus lines, and by the N and R subway at the 23rd Street and Broadway station.

Gershwin Hotel

0.1 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 7/10

7 East 27th Street | New York,

from $161.00

This hotel is in midtown Manhattan in the Flatiron District and is one block from the shopping on 5th Avenue. The hotel features art pieces from Andy ...read more.

The Mave Hotel

0.1 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

62 Madison Ave | New York City, NY

from $239.00

This modern boutique hotel is in the center of New York City, 2 blocks from Madison Square Park. It offers a gym and rooms with a 32-inch flat-screen ...read more.

Flatiron Hotel

0.1 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 7/10

9 West 26th Street 1141 Broadway Ave | New York City, NY

from $197.00

This boutique hotel is located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan and features a modern lobby with a cylindrical fish tank which can be viewed from...read more.

Comfort Inn Chelsea

0.1 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

18 West 25th Street | New York City, NY

from $209.00

This Manhattan hotel is within a 3-minute walk of Madison Square Park and a subway station. Comfort Inn Chelsea features a gym and contemporary rooms ...read more.

Broadway Plaza Hotel

0.1 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

1155 Broadway | New York,

from $170.00

Conveniently located at 27th and Broadway, this intimate boutique hotel offers spacious rooms and a great central Manhattan location close to the Empi...read more.

Hotel Giraffe

0.2 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 9/10

365 Park Avenue South At 26th St. | New York,

from $400.00

Ideally located in the Rose Hill neighborhood, this Manhattan boutique hotel is 1 block from Madison Square Park. It offers a rooftop garden and rooms...read more.

Carlton Hotel, Autograph Collection

0.2 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

88 Madison Avenue | New York City, NY

from $244.00

Located in Midtown Manhattan, this historic hotel is less than 10 minutes' walk from the Empire State Building. It features an on-site restaurant and ...read more.

The Nomad Hotel

0.2 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 9/10

1170 Broadway | New York,

from $335.00

This sleek Manhattan hotel offers free Wi-Fi and rooms that feature a flat-screen TV, plush bedding, and classic French decor. The 28th Street undergr...read more.

Wyndham Garden Hotel Manhattan, Chelsea West

0.2 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

37 West 24th Street | New York City, NY

from $134.00

The 23rd Street Subway Station, which offers access to Times Square and Central Park, is 2 blocks from this Chelsea neighborhood hotel. The hotel feat...read more.

King & Grove New York

0.2 miles from Madison Square

Guest Score: 8/10

29 East 29th Street | New York,

from $229.00

Featuring contemporary European design and an on-site Mediterranean restaurant, this midtown Manhattan hotel is a half mile from Penn Station. The hot...read more.

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