Yesterday I spoke to an audience of NYC teachers at the Hamilton Grange, Alexander Hamilton’s country house in northern Manhattan. He moved in in 1802, two years before he was killed by Vice President Burr.
In June 2008, the Grange was moved from a cramped city lot on Convent Avenue to its new location in St. Nicholas Park, just off 141st St. near City College. The restoration undertaken by the National Park Service is most impressive. The house is a little jewel, airy, elegant, and bright (Hamilton’s law office is green, and the parlor is yellow — the founders were not limited to dull “colonial” colors). If you are in New York, and you love history, you must visit.
What was the topic for the lecture to the teachers?
House looks great.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe talk was about Hamilton's origins, his accomplishments, and his enemies.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'm more a Jeffersonian myself...
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe National Park Service web site for the Grange is www.nps.gov/hagr
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt should be helpful to those who wish to make a visit.
I didn't have the impression that colonial colors were "dull." I distinctly remember seeing vibrant colors on the walls at Mount Vernon, including a bright green in the dining room and blue and yellow elsewhere. If memory serves, the sight of green was thought to aid in digestion.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHamilton has long been my favorite Founding Father after Washington himself. As both a Hamilton devotee and a native New Yorker, I suppose I should have made it out to The Grange by now, but I am hoping to visit sometime this summer.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe official National Park Service web site for The Grange may be found at www.nps.gov/hagr
That should be helpful for those planning a visit.
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