The National Park Service (NPS) is moving Hamilton Grange National Memorial from its current site, located in the Hamilton Heights section of Harlem, New York City, to its new home in St. Nicholas Park, about a block and a half from its current location.

Alexander Hamilton’s house, named “The Grange” after his family's ancestral home in Scotland, was the New York City home of Hamilton from 1802 – 1804. Built as a countryside estate with sweeping prospects on all four sides, the Grange was first moved in 1889 from its original site on W. 143rd Street to 287 Convent Avenue, to make way for construction of city streets. Detailed studies have been done to determine how the Grange looked in Hamilton’s time, and NPS is moving the home to St. Nicholas Park to allow the exterior and interior of the home to be restored to its former splendor. A part of Hamilton’s original 34 acre estate, St. Nicholas Park is the third and final location of the home Hamilton helped design and which he called his “sweet project.” The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation granted a permanent easement to NPS to move the Grange to St. Nicholas Park.

WHEN: The Grange will be moving Saturday, June 7 from approximately 7:30 am to 2:00 pm (exact times subject to change). The Grange will begin its move at 7:30 am, turning into St. Nicholas Park at approximately 12:00 pm.

WHERE: Over the course of the past two weeks, the Grange has been moved up and over St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (see www.nps.gov/hagr for photos), its neighbor on Convent Avenue. On Saturday, June 7 the home will head south on Convent Avenue, turn east onto W 141st and then right into the northwest corner of St. Nicholas Park, across from Hamilton Terrace.