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OUR WALKING TOUR GUIDEBOOK
PUBLIC TOURS
(On select dates we will be offering public walking
tours. For reservations and further information, click the link above.)
About
Our Tours
All tours are led by Michelle or
James Nevius and feature a mix of stops that highlight the history,
architecture, and cultural development of the neighborhood. We are both
historians who believe that the best way to experience New York City is up close and on foot.
Booking
All tours are given exclusively on a private basis so
that you can pick the time and date that best accommodates your schedule. The
tour covers between a mile-a-half and two-and-a-half miles in approximately
two hours. The tour costs a flat fee of $80 for groups of 1, 2, or 3 people;
it is $20.00 per person if your party has four or more people. Discounts are
available for student groups and parties of more than 10 people.
To contact us about
booking this tour
please email
walknyc@gmail.com
or
call (toll-free) 1-877-572-9719
or in NYC: 212-666-2903
Questions?
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this link to our Frequently Asked Questions page.
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The Architecture of
Harlem and Hamilton Heights
 Originally a Dutch
farming community—miles from New York’s
population center—Harlem grew into an
architecturally rich community at the turn of the 20th century with the
coming of the subway. This tour begins at the top of Hamilton
Heights and wends its way to the Harlem plain, examining along the route country
estates, tenements, middle-class townhouses, collegiate buildings, and a
tremendous variety of church design. Architects whose work we see include
Stanford White, George B. Post, Vertner Tandy (America’s first accredited
black architect), William Renwick, John McComb, Jr., R.H. Robertson, Bruce
Price, Charles W. Bolton, George W. Foster, and Charles McKim.
Planned stops on this tour include:*
- The
Hamilton Heights historic district
- Hamilton
Grange (Alexander Hamilton’s 1802 home)
- City
College
- St.
Nicholas Park
- The
King Model Houses (aka “Striver’s Row”)
- Abyssinian
Baptist Church
- AME
Zion Church
- Schomburg
Center
for Research in Black Culture
- Harlem
YMCA
- St.
Philip’s Church
- Apollo
Theater
- In
addition, the tour features a number of historical illustrations that
help trace the development of the neighborhood.
*
all walking tour itineraries are subject to change
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