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Hamilton Heights: Historic Neighborhood Report
Hamilton Heights in Upper Manhattan was the home of Alexander Hamilton from 1802 - 1804. Alexander Hamilton was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, and political philosopher. His Manhattan home Hamilton Grange has recently been moved from Convent Avenue to St. Nicholas Park.


Hamilton commissioned architect John McComb Jr. to design a Federal style country home on a sprawling 32 acre estate in upper Manhattan.
This house was completed in 1802 and named "The Grange" after the Hamilton family's ancestral home in Scotland, but served as his home for only two years. On July 11, 1804, Hamilton was killed in a duel with his political rival Aaron Burr.
Alexander Hamilton came to New York in 1772 at age 17 to study finance at King's College (now Columbia University).
As co-author of the Federalist Papers he was indispensable in the effort to get the Constitution adopted.   As the first Secretary of the Treasury (1789-1795) he devised plans for funding the national debt, securing federal credit, encouraging expansion of manufacturing and organizing the federal bank. Hamilton Heights is located between 130th and 155th Streets. Right below Washington Heights where George Washington was headquartered. Today Hamilton Heights is mostly ... more

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