Hamilton commissioned architect John McComb Jr. to design a country home on Hamilton 's estate in upper Manhattan . The two-story frame Federal style house was completed in 1802 , just two years before Hamilton 's death resulting from his duel with Aaron Burr on July 11 , 1804 . The estate was named " The Grange " after Hamilton 's grandfather 's own holdings in Scotland . The Grange was the only home Hamilton ever owned , and he traveled there by stagecoach from his law office several times a week , and fussed over the landscaping , including a circle of thirteen sweet gum trees symbolizing the thirteen original states . The house remained in his family for 30 years after his death . The Grange might have also been Hamilton 's rivalrous answer to Jefferson 's Monticello
death resulting from his duel
Burr–Hamilton duel
Hamilton Grange National Memorial