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| Time spent | 61 minutes |
| Best thing I saw or learned |  Hamilton placed a marble bust of himself styled as a slightly smirking, handsome, Roman senator, in the entryway of the Grange. Looking at it now it’s like he’s thinking, “Hey, Jefferson, you may get to be president, but see if anyone composes the biggest musical in Broadway history about YOU someday.” |
How do you kick off a project like this? I decided to stick fairly close to home, and what better way to start in this Hamiltonian era than with the Harlem summer, country home of Alexander, Eliza, and family? Hamilton went into serious debt to buy the land (32 acres) and have the Grange designed and built. It’s a beautiful, Federal style home dating to 1802. Lots of symmetry, including two faux chimneys just to create balance.
