• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
ask Dr Zag

ask Dr Zag

Questions & Facts

  • Local questions
  • Topics
  • Ask
  • Reset location
  • New York

When was Alexander Hamilton's house moved to St Nicholas Park?

Last updated December 20, 2020 by ZagBot Comment

Alexander Hamilton’s 1802 home, The Grange, was relocated in June 2008 to the northern end of Saint Nicholas Park in Harlem’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood.

The Founding Father’s yellow and white Federal-style house previously stood a block north, next to Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church on Convent Avenue at 141st Street. Despite becoming a National Memorial in 1962, it was hemmed in by neighboring buildings, and had fallen into a state of disrepair.

The relocation project included a $14.5 million restoration of the building, which is managed by the National Parks Service as the Hamilton Grange National Memorial.

It was the second move for the Grange, having originally been built on a hilltop at the center of Hamilton’s 32-acre country estate, just two blocks north where West 43rd Street stands today. To accommodate expansion of Manhattan’s street grid layout, the house was donated to St Luke’s in 1889 and first relocated to the site adjacent to the present-day church.

The Grange was Hamilton’s home for just two years before he was shot and killed in 1804 in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr.

Leave a Review Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Select a rating

Primary Sidebar

Hamilton Grange National Memorial, St Nicholas Park, Manhattan
New York
New York
10031
United States

No Records Found

Sorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again.

Google Map Not Loaded

Sorry, unable to load Google Maps API.

  • Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Chelsea
  • Harlem
  • Queens
  • SoHo

Footer

About Us
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • FAQ
FAQ
  • Login
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy policy
  • Community guidelines

Copyright © 2021 Petryal

  • Terms and Conditions
Change Location
Find awesome listings near you!