Photos: Alexander Hamilton Lived Here Until the Infamous Duel

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Bronze statue

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(Image credit: NPS)

Restored room

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(Image credit: Hamilton Grange National Memorial/NPS)

In 1962, the Society gave The Grange to the NPS, allowing the U.S. Congress to authorize the establishment of the Hamilton Grange as a National Memorial, according to the NPS.

This 1964 photo shows the northwest room on the first floor.

Moving day

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In 2008, the NPS moved The Grange from its second location (West 141st Street and Convent Avenue) to its third and present spot at St. Nicholas Park in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Harlem in New York City.

Big relocation

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The NPS moved the Hamilton Grange National Memorial about two blocks during the weekend of June 7, 2008.

Dining room

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A restored floor of The Grange at its current location in Hamilton Heights.

Fireplace fender

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A reproduction of an 18th- to 19th-century fireplace fender, located in the parlor on The Grange's first floor.

Snowy shot

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A February 2013 photo of The Grange covered in snow. The attic of the house is closed off to visitors, and it is unclear which rooms certain members of the Hamilton household lived in during their time there.

Rosy house

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The front entrance of The Grange, surrounded by roses.

Alexander Hamilton isn't buried at The Grange, but rather at Trinity Church Cemetery at Broadway and Wall Street in lower Manhattan.

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