Hamilton Grange

Moved from nearby Convent Ave with a plan to reopen sometime in 2011 is what was, once upon a time, founding-father Alexander Hamilton’s original, Federal-style country retreat. Hamilton Heights was named for him, as he owned a farm and estate up here in 1802. Nearby, the Hamilton Heights Historic District stretches along Convent Ave from 140th to 145th Sts: this gorgeous lineup is one of the last remaining stretches of untouched limestone and brownstone townhouses in New York City. To the south, the neo-Gothic City College of New York campus (which has architectural marvels of its own) spreads down to 130th St.