From Mansion to Mansion: Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill in Harlem - SOLD OUT

08/19/2017 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM ET

Admission

  • $30.00

Description

collage of mansions in HarlemThe Hamilton Heights/Sugar Hill plateau overlooking upper Harlem developed around the storied 18th and 19th century country estates of such notable figures as Alexander Hamilton and Madame Eliza Jumel. These two historic houses still bookend the district. Starting from the Hamilton Grange, and ending at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, discover many of the stories that overflow the route in between with tour leader Eric K. Washington. Some highlights will include sites associated with Black Harlem's fashionable cafe society, the herculean Old Croton Aqueduct system, the James Bailey mansion, community gardens, the City College of New York, the Dance Theatre of Harlem, vestiges of old Carmansville, the former 32nd Precinct Mounted Police Station house, Trinity Church Cemetery and much more. Note: the tour ends at Marjorie Eliot's famous annual "Jazz at the Mansion" on the lawn of the historic Morris-Jumel Mansion. Cost: $30 / $20 Members.

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