Did Alexander Hamilton Live in Harlem?
When Hamilton Retired from the Government, He Settled Down Quietly in What Became Hamilton Heights in Modern-Day Harlem. He Built a House—a Country Estate...
When Hamilton retired from the government, he settled down quietly in what became Hamilton Heights in modern-day Harlem. He built a house—a country estate called The Grange at 141st Street. It was completed in 1802 and was the only home Hamilton ever owned.
Where is the Alexander Hamilton House?
NRHP reference No. Hamilton Grange National Memorial, also known as The Grange or the Hamilton Grange Mansion, is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan, New York City, that preserves the relocated home of U.S. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
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Why did Hamilton move to New York?
He came to New York to study at King's College, an institution that would later be known as Columbia University. It was here that Hamilton became involved in the burgeoning revolutionary cause and made his first public speeches.