Alexander Hamilton’s House
By Jeesoo Park
Alexander Hamilton lived at this New York City address from 1802 until 1804; the house will soon be moved.
Credit: National Park Service The National Park Service, which has owned the New York City home of Alexander Hamilton since 1962, has decided to to move the Grange, where one of America’s first constitutional lawyers, the founder of the Bank of New York and the New York Post, and the first United States Secretary of Treasury lived from 1802-1804.
The Greek revival house, designated a National Historical Landmark in 1960, was built in 1802 on a promontory that provided panoramic views. Designed by John McComb Jr., who designed New York’s City Hall and Princeton Theological Seminary, the 1802 Grange is the only remaining example of his residential buildings.
The relocation process began in 1995, when the park service concluded a General Management Plan that recommended that the Grange be relocated and restored in the northwest corner of St. Nicholas Park on land that had been part of Hamilton’s original 32-acre estate. Planning for the project began in 2004, construction began in November 2007, and the building is expected to be completed in Spring 2009. The actual move is estimated to take approximately 12-15 days, and Congress has predicted that it will cost about $8.2 million.
