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Home of Mrs. Gordon Norrie — Washington Park’s North Side

Location where Frances Perkins was having tea with a friend, Mrs. Gordon Norrie, at the time of the fire. The women arrived at the factory as the workers began falling from the building.

Map location of Mrs. Gordon Norrie


Photo of stately town homes that flank the north side of Washington Square. Mrs. Norrie's home maybe have been located along this street. She and Frances Perkins ran to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory that Saturday afternoon in time to watch the tragedy unfold.


Washington Square, with its famous Arch, at around the time of the fire. Mrs. Norrie and Ms. Perkins may have run through this park to reach the fire.


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