Jefferson Market Garden, Park in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, United States
Jefferson Market Garden is a small, well-maintained green space in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, with winding paths around diverse plantings and trees. The site covers roughly one third of an acre and displays seasonal blooms throughout the year: daffodils in spring, roses in summer, and colorful foliage in fall.
The site was part of a bustling marketplace from 1833 with fishmongers and various vendors. After the market's demolition in 1873, a courthouse was built in 1877, later followed by a Women's House of Detention in Art Deco style that opened in 1931 and was torn down in 1974.
The garden takes its name from the historic Jefferson Market that once operated on this site. Today it serves as a gathering place where neighbors enjoy nature together through community events, workshops, and seasonal celebrations that mark important milestones in the neighborhood.
The garden is free to enter with no admission fees. It operates seasonally from April through October when vegetation is fullest and community events occur regularly throughout the months.
The site once housed a notorious Women's House of Detention whose removal in 1974 marked a turning point for the community. From this difficult past, citizens transformed the site into one of the city's pioneering community-designed green spaces in 1975.
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