Existing comment:
(1) The Grange's original location, from 1802-1888, near the center of Alexander Hamilton's property in Harlem.
(2) The Grange was moved to 141st Street and Convent Avenue in 1889. It belonged to St. Luke's Episcopal Church until 1924, when the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society bought the Grange and made it a public museum.
(3) In 1962 the Grange became a National Memorial. In 2008, the National Park Service moved the Grange from Convent Avenue to its present location.
A National Memorial:
In 200 years, Alexander Hamilton's home has evolved from a private dwelling into the Hamilton Grange National Memorial. As of 2010, there were 44 National Memorials across the country, from Mount Rushmore to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A National Memorial commemorates a historic person or episode, though it need not occupy a site historically connected with its subject. Only one memorial was built by the man it would eventually honor -- Hamilton Grange. |