washington heights: George Washington's Manhattan Headquarters - 02/15/15 09:32 PM
Washington Heights is Manhattan's highest natural point (265 feet, in Bennett Park)
Manhattan's oldest house the Morris-Jumel mansion built in 1765 served as General Washington’s headquarters during the Battle of Harlem Heights in 1776 still stands at 160th Street, Manhattan's second highest point.
 

(Photo credit: Library of Congress Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection)
Its distinctive style was very advanced for its time. The land on which it sits, "Mount Morris," commanded views of downtown Manhattan as well as of New Jersey and Westchester.
During the decade before the Revolutionary War, the Georgian house, with its monumental portico and octagonal drawing room, was … (23 comments)

washington heights: Washington Heights: Manhattan Neighborhood Guide - 10/07/09 03:00 AM

Washington Heights is Manhattan's highest natural point (265 feet, in Bennett Park)
Washington Heights, which runs from 155th Street to Dyckman Street from river to river, is a bustling urban area with a busy commercial center.
Washington Heights is known for it's five and six-story prewar and post war apartment buildings including Lafayette Gardens at 330-40 Haven Avenue. Washington Heights has Art-Deco and Tudor-style coops, row houses, and post war brick buildings.

 
Great shopping and dining - there's everything from bodegas to bakeries to bars available along Broadway, St. Nicholas Avenue and 181st Street.
The area's easy access … (7 comments)

washington heights: Great Space! Great Deal! First Time Buyer Special: 340 Haven Avenue - 09/14/09 12:05 AM
Take the A train Uptown to Washington Heights for an affordable apartment and quality of life.

Great Space! Great Deal! Great Value!

Spacious one bedroom one bath with bright, quiet garden/ courtyard views. North and western exposure. French doors separate large living room and dining foyer. This apartment has hardwood floors and four huge closets. Kitchen and bath are in good condition.
Price: $309,000 - Maintenance $611
Lafayette Gardens is a post war pet friendly co-op apartment building with part-time doorman, live-in super, garage, laundry room and storage units. Maintenance includes gas and electricity. Lovely Washington Heights location … (5 comments)

washington heights: Hamilton Heights: Historic Neighborhood Report - 04/15/09 01:32 AM
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 … (2 comments)

 
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