*I came across the Little Red Lighthouse when I was touring Fort Washington Park one afternoon on the walk and did not realize how famous this landmark was in literature. It was part of the book, “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge”. It is a small landmark but on a nice day it offers great views of the river and the surrounding park.
The Little Red Lighthouse & Fort Washington Park (Text is part of the Historical Signs Project).
The Little Red Lighthouse stopped being used as a functional lighthouse long ago but over the years this 40-foot-high structure has become a beacon of another kind. Located underneath the George Washington Bridge along this treacherous section of the Hudson River once known as Jeffrey’s Hook, this is one of the few surviving lighthouses in New York City and serves as a quaint reminder of the area’s history.
Long ago, Native Americans known locally as the Wiechquaesgeck-part of the Lenape tribe-inhabited much of upper Manhattan and eastern New Jersey. The Wiechquaesgeck and later the Dutch and English colonists, fished and hunted along the banks of the Hudson River. The Hudson was also an important route for travel, connecting upstate cities such as Albany to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean. As traffic increased along the river, so did the number of shipwrecks at Jeffery’s Hook. In an attempt to reduce the accidents, a red pole was placed at Jeffrey’s Hook jutting out over the river to warn travelers of danger. In 1889, two 10-candlepower lanterns were placed on the pole to aid navigation. Much of the land surrounding the lighthouse, including the riverbanks of Jeffery’s Hook was acquired by the City in 1896 and became known as Fort Washington Park.
In the early 20th Century, barge captains carrying goods up and down the Hudson demanded a brighter beacon. The Little Red Lighthouse had been erected at Sandy Hooks, New Jersey in 1880 where it used a 1,000 pound fog signal and flashing red light to guide ships through the night. It became obsolete and was dismantled in 1917. In 1921, the U.S. Coast Guard reconstructed this lighthouse on Jeffrey’s Hook in an attempt to improve navigational aids on the Hudson River. Run by a part-time keeper and furnished with a battery-powered lamp and a fog bell, the lighthouse, then known as Jeffery’s Hook Lighthouse was an important guide to river travelers for ten years. The George Washington Bridge opened in 1931 and the brighter lights of the bridge again made the lighthouse obsolete. In 1948, the Coast Guard decommissioned the lighthouse and its lamp was extinguished.
The Coast Guard planned to auction off the lighthouse but an outpouring of support fro the beacon helped save it. The outcry from the public was prompted by the children’s book, ‘The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great gray Bridge’, written by Hildegarde Swift and Lynd Ward in 1942. In the popular book, the Little Red Lighthouse is happy and content until a great bridge is built over it. In the end, the lighthouse learns that it still has an important job to do and that there is still a place in the world for an old lighthouse. The classic tale captured the imaginations of children and adults, many of whom wrote letters and sent money to help save the icon from the auction block.
On July 23, 1951, the Coast Guard gave the property to Parks and on May 29, 1979, the Little Red Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historical Places. It did not receive much attention over the years until City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin worked with Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern to find funding for its restoration. In 1986, Parks hosted a party in honor of the lighthouse’s 65 anniversary and to celebrate a $209,000 renovation of the lighthouse that included reconstruction of the concrete foundation and the installation of new steel doors. In the year 2000, the lighthouse received a fresh coast of red paint that is true to its original, historic color along with new interior lighting and electric lines. Today the Little Red Lighthouse remains a stalwart symbol of the area’s heritage, lighting the way into the city’s past.
The Little Red Lighthouse is owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and is a member of the Historic House Trust of New York City.
*This information comes off the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation website. I would advise because of the isolated location of the lighthouse in the park to visit at daylight hours.
The Morris-Jumel Mansion at 65 Jumel Place in the summer months
I came across the Morris-Jumel Mansion on my walk around Manhattan and noted it on my blog site “MywalkinManhattan.com”. This is the only remaining Colonial residence left on the island of Manhattan and is worth the time to take the tour of the house for its significance in the American Revolutionary War and in it’s later history.
The mansion is now going through a restoration
The Mansion and the historical district and grounds in the background
The historic plaque
The historic district outside the estate.
When touring the house, you get to see most of the rooms furnished with period furniture and some with the family belongings. The house had other uses over the years and the curators are trying bringing it back to the period of time when Madame Jumel lived there. The tour guides have some interesting stories on the colorful history of the house.
The Gardens in the early Spring months.
The crocuses and daffodils were just coming up
In the summer months, don’t miss the beautiful if somewhat rustic gardens that surround the house. It is very beautiful during the summer months. Check out their website for special events.
The Morris Jumel Gardens by the front gate.
The History of the Morris-Jumel Mansion:
The Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan’s only remaining Colonial era residence is unique in its combination of architectural and historical significance. Built as a summer ‘villa’ in 1765 by the British Colonel Roger Morris and his American wife, Mary Philipse.
It originally commanded extensive views in all directions: of New York harbor and Staten Island to the south; of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers to the west and east and of Westchester county to the north. The estate named “Mount Morris” stretched over 130 acres from the Harlem to Hudson Rivers and the working farm grew fruit trees, and raised cows and sheep.
Colonel Morris was the son of the famous architect Roger Morris, a fact which may explain the extremely innovative features of the Mansion such as the gigantic portico, unprecedented in American architecture and the rear wing which was the first octagon built in the Colonies.
The house’s situation and large size made it ideal as military headquarters during the Revolution and it was occupied successively by Washington, General Henry Clinton and the Hessian General Baron von Knyphausen. As the Morris’s were loyal to Britain during the Revolution, so their property was seized and sold after its conclusion. In 1790, Washington returned for a cabinet dinner at which he entertained Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton and Colonel Knox among others.
George Washington’s War Room on the second floor of the mansion
The later history of the house centers on the Jumel’s. Stephen Jumel was a wealthy French émigré, who married in 1804, his beautiful and brilliant mistress, Eliza Bowen. They bought the mansion in 1810. In 1815, they sailed to France and offered Napoleon safe passage to New York after Waterloo. Although he eventually declined the offer, they did acquire from his family many important Napoleonic relics-some of which can be seen in the blue bedroom on the second floor.
Favorable tariffs and faster sailing technology made Atlantic trade in raw materials and luxury goods and luxury products highly lucrative. Stephen made his fortune as a merchant. Later as his business floundered, Eliza applied herself to the real estate trade, buying and selling land and renting properties downtown.
Morris-Jumel Mansion Entrance Hall with the portrait of King George’s brother
The sign for the French Parlor
The French Parlor
The historic sign for the Dining Room
The formal Dining Room
Her success made large profits for her husband and herself at a time when it was very unusual for a woman to be so active in business. Stephen died in 1832 and Eliza married the ex-Vice-President Aaron Burr in the front parlor one year later.
The Kitchen of the Morris Jumel Mansion is in the basement
Eliza filed for divorce in 1833, a lengthy process which was not finalized until 1836 at the time of Burr’s death. Eliza lived in the house until her death at age 90 in 1865, exactly 100 years after the mansion was built. On her death , she was considered one of the wealthiest women in America. In 1904, the city of New York purchased the house and turned it into a museum.
The historic sign for Aaron Burr’s Bedroom
Aaron Burr’s Bedroom on the second floor.
Eliza Jumel’s Bedroom on the second floor
Eliza Jumel’s Bedroom
Mrs. Jumel’s grandson’s Bedroom is down the hall from the other bedrooms
William Chase, Mrs. Jumel’s grandson’s Bedroom
The upstairs Hallway and Gallery
Examples of the Mansion’s wallpaper that has been reproduced for the home.
Today, the mansion is the oldest remaining house in Manhattan and is a museum highlighting over 200 years of New York history, art and culture. The neighborhood surrounding the mansion is known as the Jumel Terrace Historic District.
The Morris-Jumel Historic District
The Morris-Jumel Historic District
Faces stare at you from some of the brownstones
The Morris-Jumel Historical District
The hill that Roger Morris once called “Mount Morris” in the 18th century became better known as “Sugar Hill” during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s.
The Gardens were just starting to bloom late Spring in 2024
*The buildings in this district are protected by the New York Landmarks Commission and must be maintained as if they were new, so this is why the area has changed little over time. The Morris-Jumel Mansion is a proud member of the Historic House Trust of New York City and partner of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
The Morris-Jumel Gardens in bloom in the Spring of 2024.
*This information is taken from the Morris-Jumel Mansion press release and pamphlet and from the New York City Parks Department. Please call or email the mansion in case times have changed or events planned.
The Gardens of the Morris-Jumel Estate by the historic district.
The Morris Jumel Community Garden at 455 West 162nd Street
The Morris-Jumel Community Garden is to the north of the estate and is independent of the property. The garden is open for twelve hours a week to the outside community. It is very impressive and the residents do a good job in the planting and care of the gardens.
The front of the Hispanic Society of America at 613 West 155th Street
I visited the Hispanic Society of America in 2025 to see the new exhibition “A Room of Her Own”, where I saw where women made their homes their domain. In the exhibition, I saw how women made rooms in their homes their place of business, rest and socialization. They bought and designed these rooms with the most beautiful, tasteful and costly items that they could afford to show their taste and design. It showed how female Hispanic Society carved a place for themselves in a male dominated society. The elaborate objects showed the taste and the creativity of the artists themselves. It was a very unique exhibition.
The exhibition explores the rich history of the estrado—a woman’s private drawing room found in early modern Spain and the Spanish Americas—and illuminates the estrado’s long-overlooked role in female agency, social practices, and intercultural exchange. A Room of Her Own features decorative objects, paintings, textiles, rare books, and engravings from the Hispanic Society’s unrivaled collection, with many works on view for the first time (museum website).
The items from “A Room of Her Own” that would have decorated their homes
This landmark exhibition traces the evolution of the sala de estrado from Islamic al-Andalus to the Americas, where it flourished until the collapse of the Spanish Empire. Described in the Diccionario de Autoridades (Madrid, 1732) as the “set of furniture used to cover and decorate the place or room where the ladies sit to receive visitors,” the estrado was a room or designated area where women engaged in elaborate social practices and displayed their collections of valuable objects from the Americas, Asia, and Europe (Museum website).
Some of the beautiful decorative items from the exhibition
The well-appointed estrado has long been a focal point of opulence and intrigue in traveler accounts, inventories, legal records and works of fiction. Designed for upper-class interiors and inhabited by elite women of European, Indigenous American and West African descent, the estrado paradoxically becomes a locus of female agency and subversion within a place of confinement. The exhibition engages a comprehensive array of archival sources and objects to question the values historically imposed on gender stereotypes and behaviors and highlights the estrado’s importance as a symbol of power, wealth, and virtue (Museum website).
The history of the Museum:
(From the Museum website)
The Hispanic Society of America was founded as a free museum and research library in 1904 by the American Scholar and philanthropist Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955). Over the past century, the Hispanic Society has promoted the study of the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Spain and Portugal and their areas of influence in the Americas and throughout the world. The Museum and Library constitute the most extensive collection of Hispanic art and literature outside of Spain and Latin America.
The main gallery of the Hispanic Society of America
Archer Huntington’s fascination with Spanish culture started at the age of twelve; by fourteen he had begun to study the Spanish language and by nineteen he revealed his aspiration to found a “Spanish Museum”. As Huntington’s enthusiasm grew he became increasingly committed to the creation of an institution that would encompass all facets of Hispanic culture. Working toward this goal, Huntington began his collection with Spanish rare books and manuscripts; then decorative arts; followed by paintings and sculpture-all of which now fill the galleries of The Hispanic Society of America.
The Catholic symbols and artifacts and artwork of the Hispanic Society of America
Today the Hispanic Society Museum and Library builds upon the legacy of Huntington through an active acquisitions program as well as public programs that reach out to new audiences through collaborative exhibitions, educations, and publications.
Portrait of the Dutchess of Alba by Goya
The Hispanic Society is especially rich in paintings, drawings and prints by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), one of the most inventive artists of his time. Goya’s iconic 1797 Portrait of the Duchess of Alba dressed in black as a Spanish maja, is the most renowned painting in the collection.
Paintings:
(from the Museum website)
The Museum offers a panoramic survey of Spanish painting and drawing dating from the Middle Ages up to the early 20th century with particular strengths in the Golden Age (1550-1700) and the 19th century. Notable among 16th century paintings are the Portrait of the Duke of Alba by Antonis Mor (1516/19-1576) and the Holy Family by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541-1614).
Three portraits by Spain’s preeminent master, Diego Vaelazquez (1599-1660), represent the heights of Spanish painting in the 17th century: Gaspar de Guzman, Conde-Duque de Olivares; Portrait of a Little Girl and Camillo Astalli, Cardinal Pamphili. The collection also includes works by other acknowledged masters of the period, such as Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652), Francisco de Zurbaran (1598-1664) and Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682).
The gallery of Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida’s “Vision of Spain”
“The Vision of Spain” gallery painting
The “Vision of Spain” painting
The sign explaining the artwork
The “Festival of Bread” painting as part of the display
Among the most popular works at the Hispanic Society are those by Spain’s “painter of light” Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1919), present a celebration of regional costumes and cultures that surround the visitor with the artist’s “vision of Spain”. The Museum also possesses an outstanding selection of works by late 19th and early 20th century artists.
The painting a “Day in Seville” as part of the display
The “Holy Week Penitents” in the display
The sign for “Holy Week Penitents”, people who admit to their sins and wrongdoings
Decorative Arts:
(from the Museum website)
The Hispanic Society is renowned for its decorative arts from Spain, Portugal, Latin America, the Philippines and Portuguese India. Ceramics represent one of the most significant facets of the collection, ranging from three-thousand-year old Bell-Beaker pottery to contemporary works. The collection of Spanish lusterware, numbering over 150 pieces, is considered the finest in the United States. This distinctly Spanish style of ceramics flourished between the 15th and 17th centuries as artisans combined Islamic and Western traditions to produce objects of incomparable beauty. Important examples of decorative and utilitarian earthenware and soft-paste porcelain from various workshops complete the collection-including works from Talavera de la Reina, Alcora and Buen Retiro in Spain and Puebla de lost Angeles and Tonala in Mexico.
The decorative items in the collection
Other decorative arts include silver, glassware, secular and ecclesiastical furniture, decorative ironwork and textiles dating from between the 15th and 19thy centuries. The processional custodia by Cristobal Beceril (1533-1585) is one of the highlights of the magnificent collection of Spanish and Latin American gold and silver ars sacra and jewelry. Textiles in the collection range from luxurious silks of medieval Islamic Spain to domestic needlework of the early 20th century. Hispano-Muslim textiles include fine gold, silk, and satin brocades from the 13th through the 15th century. An exquisite ‘Alhambra silk” (ca. 1400) from Granada recalls the repeating geometrical pattern and Kufic inscriptions which decorate the famous Alhambra palace.
Archaeology:
(from the Museum website)
Huntington’s fascination with the ancient past of the Hispanic world led him to sponsor significant archaeological expeditions and excavations in Spain and the Americas. He conducted excavations in 1898 near Seville at the site of the Roman City of Italica, birthplace of the emperors Hadrian and Trajan. Through these excavations and subsequent acquisitions, the Hispanic Society has been able to assemble the most important collection of Spanish antiquities outside Spain. This wealth of objects from Spain’s Bronze Age to the period of Roman rule features works from Ibero-Phoenician, Greek and Celtiberian cultures in addition to the extensive collection of Roman ceramics, glass, metalwork, mosaics and statuary.
Sculpture:
(from the Museum website)
In addition to Ancient and Classical sculpture, the Hispanic Society collection contains extraordinary Islamic and Christian works dating from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. A cylindrical ivory box signed by the Islamic master Khalaf (ca. 966) at the Umayyad court at Madinat al-Zahra stands out for the beauty of its intricate carving. Supreme examples of the heights which Spanish sculpture reached in the 16th century are found in the Gothic and Renaissance tombs of the Bishop of Palencia and the Duchess of Albuquerque from the monastery of San Francisco de Cuellar, along with the two magnificent effigies of Suero de Quinones and Elvria de Zuniga by Leone and Pompeo Leoni.
The Hispanic Society of America has some interesting pieces of art
Pedro de Mena’s haunting representation of the young Saint Acisclus, patron saint of Cordoba, stands out as one of the finest examples of 17th century Spanish polychrome sculpture of her era, are rich in exquisite detail. An impressive ensemble of monumental sculpture also graces Audubon Terrace with the iconic equestrian statute of El Cid and limestone reliefs of Don Quixote and Boabdil, all by noted American sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973).
Library:
(from the Museum website)
With more than 600,000 books, manuscripts, documents and letters dating from the 10th century to the present day, the Library of the Hispanic Society offers unparalleled resources for researchers interested in the history and culture of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking worlds. The manuscripts and rare books section comprises over 15,000 books printed before 1701 including some 250 incunabula (books printed before 1500) as well as first editions of the most significant literary works in the Spanish language such as Tirant lo Blanc, Celestina and Don Quixote.
The collection of Hispanic manuscripts, extraordinary rich in material and scope is the most extensive outside Spain. It encompasses medieval charters, holograph royal letters, sailing charts, illuminated bibles and books of hours as well as historical and literary manuscripts from the 10th to the 20th century.
The library’s invaluable holdings from the America’s include some of the earliest books printed in Mexico, Peru, Guatemala and Puerto Rico. First editions of works by many of Latin America’s greatest writers, such as Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, form an integral part of the collection. The library also conserves one of the largest and most important collections in the United States of historical manuscripts and documents pertaining to Latin America and the Philippines from the 16th through 19th century.
Prints & Photographs:
(from the Museum website)
Over 15,000 prints afford a unique glimpse of the graphic arts in Spain. The collection contains incomparable engravings by 17th-century artists such as Ribera, yet its greatest strengths are in the 18th and 19th centuries including almost all of Goya’s prints, many in multiple editions. The department also has an extraordinary assemblage of illustrations of Don Quixote, totaling more than 4000 engravings, etchings and lithographs.
The section of photographs holds over 176,000 black and white images documenting life and customs in the Hispanic world. Many of these images now preserve a way of life irrevocably lost. Among the most notable and rarest are those from the 19th century but the department also features more than 15,000 photographs made by Hispanic Society curators and staff who traveled throughout Spain and Latin America in the 1920’s.
Publications, Group Visits & Education:
(from the museum website)
For over a century, the Hispanic Society has maintained an active publication program. Books and other publications relating to the collections as well as postcards, note cards and posters are available from the Museum bookstore.
The Hispanic Society is dedicated to educational programs for students of all ages. The education department provides gallery talks, group tours and activities and materials for educators.
The Hispanic Society gift shop
For further information on current programs, group tours, special events and on becoming a member of The Friends of the Hispanic Society visit our website, hispanicsociety.org or call (212) 926-2234.
(This information is taken from the Hispanic Society of America’ brochure)
In the late 1700’s, well-to-do dwellers moved to Harlem Heights in the summer, seeking its cool breezes. They also wanted to avoid yellow fever, a summer threat in lower Manhattan, Hamilton and his wife, Elizabeth (of the influential Schuyler family) often visited friends here and decided to build their own retreat.
In 1802, they moved in and Hamilton began commuting to his downtown law office, a 90 minute carriage trip. He and Elizabeth also began to entertain friends, colleagues and leader in their elegant home and gardens. Little did Hamilton know that his time at The Grange would be brief.
Hamilton Grange home
Witness to Slavery:
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) grew up on Nevis and St. Croix, islands in the Caribbean, where thousands of enslaved Africans labored in sugar cane fields. As a clerk for a shipping company, young Hamilton worked directly with ship captains bringing in their human cargo. This experience haunted him and lead to his lifelong opposition to slavery.
The portrait of Alexander Hamilton in the home
Saved by a Hurricane:
Hamilton’s mother, Rachel, raised him and his brother along. A shop owner, she died of yellow fever when Hamilton was in his early teens. That’s when he started working at the shipping company. He impressed his boss with his energy, ambition and intelligence. Then the local newspaper published his letter describing a devastating hurricane. Townspeople were so taken by his writing that hey helped pay his way to America to further his education. In the letter, he wrote: …’the ear-piercing shrieks of the distressed were sufficient to strike astonishment into Angels’.
The bust of Alexander Hamilton in the house’s Entrance Hall
In America:
Hamilton plunged into American life. He enrolled in King’s College (now Colombia University) in New York. He wrote passionately about the revolutionary ideas of American rebels. When the fighting began, young Hamilton joined them. By the time he married at 25, he was a published writer, seasoned military leader and a close friend of George Washington.
Hamilton and Elizabeth loved children. They had eight of their own and took in others. Hamilton’s work as a lawyer helped pay bills while he served the county with little if any pay.
The Alexander Hamilton statue in the church yard.
The Duel:
After years of differences, Aaron Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel in 1804. Burr, now the country’s vice-president, felt he had to defend his honor. Friends tried to soothe both men but failed. Facing possible death, Hamilton wrote letters to his friends and family. After he died from Burr’s bullet, Elizabeth read his letter and these final words: ‘Adieu, best of wives and best of women. Embrace all my darling children for me’.
Hamilton’s study just off the Entrance Hall of the home
The Living Room
The Living Room
The Dining Room
The Dining Room
The Dining Room table
Elizabeth Carries On:
Family friends made sure Elizabeth had enough money to live with her children at The Grange. She preserved Hamilton’s thousands of letters, essays and other writings. She also started an orphanage and was its director into her 80’s. At age 91, she went to live with a daughter in Washington DC. She charmed presidents and other dignitaries until she died in 1854 at age 97.
Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Founder and Philosopher:
Revolutionary War Days:
By age 21, Alexander Hamilton identified himself with the revolutionary cause. He organized an artillery unit that defended New York City and fought in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. George Washington noticed Hamilton’s daring and intelligence and appointed him as a personal aide.
Hamilton’s new job required him to be writer, diplomat and advisor to Washington. Even so, Hamilton ached to return to battle. Eventually, Washington appointed him Colonel of an infantry brigade. Hamilton led a major attack in the battle of Yorktown in 1781.
Bold Ideas for New Times:
As a lawyer after the war, Hamilton defended New York citizens who had been loyal to Britain. He argued the new treaties and laws protecting all citizens and that loyalists would help rebuild the city. He also led the New York Manumission Society, which protected and educated free and enslaved African-Americans.
At the 1787 Constitution Convention, Hamilton argued for a strong central government. With James Madison and John Jay, he wrote essays explaining the new Constitution and urging citizens to vote for its ratification. Politicians and judges still consult “The Federalist Papers” about the meaning of the US Constitution.
The Hamilton Study
In the New Government:
As first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton recommended the federal government pay off states debts, tax imported goods, establish a national bank and promote manufacturing. His ideas worried Sectary of State Thomas Jefferson, who believed the federal government did not have powers. Hamilton argued the Constitution supported flexible ‘implied powers.’ Congress and the Supreme Court agreed. By the end of Hamilton’s term, the country had excellent credit and a strong economy.
The Hamilton Grange Dining Room
A Controversial Citizen:
Hamilton resumed his law practice in 1795 after leaving federal service. His clients included free and enslaved African-Americans whom he helped for no pay. He also defended a newspaper editor sued for slander by Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton argued journalists had the same rights as citizens to freedom of speech. His victory strengthened United States citizens’ First Amendment rights.
Hamilton often criticized President Jefferson’s government and his vice-president, Aaron Burr. His harsh words about Burr lead to the duel that ended Hamilton’s life. Alexander Hamilton’s short and controversial life left the United States poised to become a powerful nation something he dreamed of but did not see.
The view of the house from St. Nicholas Park
Visiting the site:
The Hamilton Grange Gardens
Planning your visit:
Hamilton Grange is on West 141st Street between Convent and St. Nicholas Avenues, its third location. In 1889, the city began building new streets across the estate. A church bought The Grange and moved it to safety two blocks away. In 2008, the National Park Service moved it to its current location, still on the original estate.
Hamilton Grange is open year-round, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Wednesday through Sunday except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Exhibits and a film highlight Hamilton’s major achievements. Guided tours are first-come, first-serve and limited to 15 visitors. Enjoy quiet activities on the grounds.
Hamilton Grange Display Room
We strive to make our facilities, services and programs accessible to all. Call or visit our website.
Hamilton Grange is near bus routes and subway stations; see maps at right. Visit http://www.mta.info for routes and schedules. All applicable federal, state and city laws and regulations apply here.
The Hamilton Grange Information Room
Hamilton Grange National Memorial is one of over 390 parks in the National Park System. To learn more about national parks, visit http://www.rips.gov.
The Information Room
*This information was taken off the pamphlet available at the site put out by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior: National Memorial New York and I give them full credit for the information.
*Bloggers Note: Because of the Musical on Broadway presently, the site has gotten very busy during the summer months but don’t let that deter you from visiting. The house and the tour are very interesting.
I mentioned this on my blog “MywalkinManhattan” when visiting this part of Harlem. There are a lot of nice restaurants close by and the SUNY campus is right there to relax in. The neighborhood is save but still you have to watch yourself anytime you walk around NYC.
Visiting a Museum: The Unique, Unusual, Obscure and Historical 