So what's up in your hood? Here in mine, they're moving a national historic landmark. The Hamilton Grange, designed by John McComb, Jr., and home to Alexander Hamilton, was moved a couple blocks once before, in 1889. Squeezed between an apartment house and a church it's lost some of its former bucolic flavor. But on June 6th it's being moved down to St. Nicholas Park, where it will enjoy a little more lawn.
For weeks now the neighbors have been hanging out watching workers dislodge the house from the wall next door, slowly hoist it up above the roof of the next door church, slide it out over the street, and finally lower it back to the ground. They've done all this by stacking lumber underneath it–and that's about as much as you'll get from me on the technical aspects. What's pretty cool is that the old windows are still in place. With all the construction accidents around the city, I'm holding my breath and hoping the Grange doesn't end up a pile of firewood on Convent Avenue . . . but so far, so good.
K, I am sorry that I missed this move. Sadly, one of those great places I never got to and now I will have to wait longer.
Posted by: tom | Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:33 PM