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Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Hamilton Grange Updates
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| NPS Photo | | The piazza on the western side of Hamilton Grange National Memorial on June 19, 2009. |
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Hamilton Grange National Memorial is closed and is expected to open again in mid 2010. If you would like to comment on the restoration or be added to our update list, please send your contact information to: e-mail us
Convent Avenue Reuse
Handout from December 11, 2008 Public Meeting
Restoration Updates
September 10, 2008
Move Releases
See video highlights of the move below.
A walk-through of the relocation of Alexander Hamilton’s 206-year-old home, the Grange, to its new home in St. Nicholas Park. Source: New York Times on-line story.
March 5, 2008
February 11, 2008
January 10, 2008
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The Grange Move - Day by Day (26 Photos)
Photos of the Grange as it moves from Convent Avenue to its new location at St. Nicholas Park in New York City. Starting June 7, 2008 we will post photos of the move daily at this site. Check back often to watch the progess.
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Video Snapshots:
May 27, 2008
On May 27, 2008, Wolfe House & Building Movers began the delicate task of sliding the 298-ton Hamilton Grange National Memorial over the front porch of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on a railing system nearly 40 feet in the air. The process, which actually took several hours, was accomplished with the aid of the lo-tech and high-tech methods. Chains, clamps and towers of wooden supports kept the Grange stable. Hydraulic jacks pushed it incrementally along the steel I-beams. After each push, the jacks had to be moved forward to the next one, until the building finally reached the end of the rails and descended to street level.
See video downloads, using Quicktime:
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Did You Know?
Did you know that there was so much Union and Confederate activity in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War that the town of Winchester changed hands between 60 and 70 times?
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Last Updated: June 29, 2009 at 10:48 EST |
