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Weekday Urban Sketchers at Hamilton Grange and City College 

Alexander Hamilton built a summer home in upper Manhattan that is still there today. Named The Grange after his grandfathers estate in Scotland, he lived there for only 2 years before being killed in a duel by Aaron Burr.  This piece of American history is now located in St. Nicholas Park in Harlem. Owned by the National Parks Service it is open to the public for tours.We will be sketching the building from the park. Participants are welcome to go to the museum or take a tour on their own.  

Hamilton Grange

Sitting on a bluff above The Grange are the gothic buildings of City College's uptown campus. Our afternoon will be spent trying to capture the ornamentation of these buildings. 

City College

DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017

START TIME: 10:30 AM 

LOCATION: HAMILTON GRANGE 

                       414 West 141 St Street

TRANSPORTATION:  Two Options: 

1.  Take the #1 train to the West 137th Street stop on Broadway. Go North to 141st Street and make a right. Walk East towards Hamilton Terrace. The Grange is located at the intersection of West 141st Street and Hamilton Terrace.  

2. Take the A, B, C, or D train to the West 145th Street stop on St. Nicholas Avenue. Go south to 141st Street.Make a right onto 141st Street. Go west one block to Hamilton Terrace.

If you are driving, please visit the web site https://www.nps.gov/hagr/planyourvisit/directions.htm for information on where to park.

Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at raylie@verizon.net.  Looking for us? Call/text Raylie at 201-978-6387