Postcards · August 28, 2025

Alexander Hamilton built the Grange as a country retreat for his family, and then promptly died two years later. Today, the pleasant yellow house reveals a different side of the Founding Father—and the remarkable story of Eliza Hamilton and a home that somehow survived Manhattan itself.

Postcards · August 27, 2025

On a hill above Harlem, the Morris-Jumel Mansion has survived wars, lawsuits, and 260 years of New York history. Built by Loyalists and briefly occupied by George Washington, it ultimately became the stage for the extraordinary life of Eliza Jumel, one of Manhattan’s most fascinating residents.

Postcards · July 31, 2025

The Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan preserves something rare in New York: an entire 19th-century family home still filled with its original furnishings. Walking through its parlors, kitchen, and bedrooms reveals how the Tredwell family lived for nearly a century while the city outside transformed around them.