This neighborhood with its fine homes that step up a steep, tree-lined hill runs from the north side of 145th to 153rd streets between Broadway and Riverside Drive. The national monument after which it takes its name is outside the area, but the land was once part of the Hamilton Grange estate.

The cache of houses is between 145th and 149th streets; above that are mostly apartment buildings. The three- and four-story homes have English basements and were built of brownstone, brick, or stone. Exteriors have fine, hand-carved ornamentation and ornate metalwork. Elegant interior appointments include cut-glass chandeliers, cherry and mahogany paneling, elaborate moulding and staircases, marble fireplaces, and stained glasses.

Built around 1900, houses were purchased by upper-middle-class New Yorkers; some are still occupied by families of the original owners.

See also Hamilton Heights