Manhattan Sites Briefing

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior www.nps.gov/hagr

Hamilton Grange Move Update - January 10, 2008

The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that we are proceeding with the relocation of Hamilton Grange National Memorial to its new site in St. Nicholas Park.

We have selected a final move route for the relocation of the Grange via Convent Avenue and 141st Street. The Grange will be moved in one piece by lifting the building from its current location and moving the structure onto Convent Avenue to begin its short but historic journey to its new St. Nicholas Park location. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic will have to be re-routed at specific times during the move and as soon as we have the details we’ll share them with the community.

Work in St. Nicholas Park, such as construction fencing, selected tree removal and foundation excavation, has begun. We expect the actual move of the Grange to occur by approximately March 2008.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation and are committed to minimizing construction inconvenience before, during and after the move of Hamilton Grange. As the project progresses and additional information becomes available, we will communicate to property owners on or directly affected by the move route.

If you have any questions, please contact the site supervisor, Albert Atchison, at 212-666-1640. To receive move updates via email or to send us questions and comments, please visit www.nps.gov/hagr. You may also write to us at the following address:

Hamilton Grange National Memorial 287 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031