Alexander Hamilton High School (Brooklyn)

Alexander Hamilton Technical and Vocational High School was a former high school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York,[1] named after Alexander Hamilton, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, and the founder of the nation's financial system as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. It was constructed in 1903,[2] and closed in February 1984.[3] The building it was in later opened in the fall of 1985 as Paul Robeson High School.[4]

  1. ^ "Alexander Hamilton High School | Brooklyn Visual Heritage". Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ^ "Visiting / Home". Ptechnyc.org. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ Purnick, Joyce (27 June 1983). "ALVARADO TO CLOSE A CITY HIGH SCHOOL". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ Yoo, Audrey (28 February 2011). "The Rise & Fall of Paul Robeson High School". The Brooklyn Ink. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)