Hamilton Grange, Renovated Manhattan landmark, includes Carlisle floors
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Two hundred and nine years ago, Upper Manhattan was a rural neighborhood. Alexander Hamilton, the very first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 
and the man whose face looks out at us from the $10 bill, built his country house there. In the years since, the house was moved from 143rd Street to Convent Ave (that was in 1899), transferred to the National Park Service (1962), and moved a block down the road, in 2008, to a corner of the 23-acre St. Nicholas Park that faces West 141st Street. Over the last three years, the Hamilton Grange, as it is called, has been undergoing an $8.4 million renovation to return it to the look and feel it had when Hamilton lived there. The new site is an appropriate one, as it was originally part of Hamilton’s estate.
Here at Carlisle, we love to be part of history, and part of historic renovations. So we’re really thrilled that our 5” Heirloom Grade Reclaimed Heart Pine, which is made from antique wood taken from buildings scheduled for demolition, can be found in the newly renovated Hamilton Grange.
We’re also happy to report that the contractors working on the Grange were dazzled with the floorboards. The project coordinator at Lumus Construction sent this note to Carlisle Sales and Design Rep Glen Ranagan:
“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the quality flooring you sent us to the Hamilton Grange Project. Our superintendent on site stated to me that he was thoroughly impressed with the quality and craftsmanship. The floor looks amazing and I want to thank you and your staff personally for a job well done.”
The Hamilton Grange is scheduled to open to the public on September 17, 2011. We hope you’ll have a chance to visit!
Click here for the Park Service’s Hamilton Grange web page
Click here to read a New York Times story about the project.
Click here to see a slide show of the building’s 2008 move.
Posted on Sep 01, 2011 AT 10:43 PM in Restoration Projects • News & Events • (0) Comments
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