Historic places in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy in Norfolk County has 108 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 94 buildings, 5 districts, 5 sites, 4 structures. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2008. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry. 7 are National Historic Landmarks: Adams Academy, Adams, John Quincy, Birthplace, Adams, John, Birthplace, Crane, Thomas, Public Library, Quincy Homestead, Quincy, Josiah, House, United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy. Open to visitors: Adams, John Quincy, Birthplace, Adams, John, Birthplace, Crane, Thomas, Public Library, United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy, Adams National Historic Site.
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Every National Register listing in Quincy
Adams Academy
The Adams Academy was a school for boys in Quincy, Massachusetts founded by President John Adams, who outlined his wishes for a school to be built on the site of John Hancock's birthplace in an 1822 deed of trust. [Wikipedia]
8 Adams St. · NPS record #74000379
Adams, John Quincy, Birthplace
The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
141 Franklin St. · NPS record #66000128
Adams, John, Birthplace
The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
133 Franklin St. · NPS record #66000129
Crane, Thomas, Public Library (also Crane Memorial Public Library)
The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
40 Washington St. · NPS record #72000143
Quincy Homestead
The house was originally built in 1686, by Edmund Quincy II, who had an extensive property upon which there were multiple buildings. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #70000095
Quincy, Josiah, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #97001274
United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy (also Stone Temple; Church of the Presidents)
United First Parish Church is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. [Wikipedia]
1266 Hancock St. · NPS record #70000734
Adams National Historic Site (also Old House)
Adams National Historical Park, formerly Adams National Historic Site, in Quincy, Massachusetts, preserves the homes of United States presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, U.S. envoy to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, and of writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams. [Wikipedia]
135 Adams St. · NPS record #66000051
Furnace Brook Parkway
Furnace Brook Parkway is a historic parkway in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Furnace Brook Parkway · NPS record #04000248
Moswetuset Hummock
Moswetuset Hummock is a Native American site and the original name of the tribe (Mosetuset) in the region named Massachusetts after them. [Wikipedia]
Squantum St., near jct. with Morrissey Rd. · NPS record #70000094
Quincy Shore Drive
Quincy Shore Drive is a historic parkway in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Quincy Shore Drive · NPS record #03000575
Adams Building
The Adams Building is a historic commercial building at 1342–1368 Hancock Street in downtown Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1342-1368 Hancock St.; 1-9 Temple St. · NPS record #83000593
Alden, Arthur, House
Built in 1909, it is a good example of a Queen Anne architecture with Shingle style details. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001382
Bainbridge, Randolph, House
The Randolph Bainbridge House is a historic house in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001340
Barker, George A., House
Built in the late 1870s for the son of a local granite quarry owner, it is a good local example of Queen Anne architecture with Stick style details. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001345
Barker, Henry F., House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1871 for Henry F. Barker, owner of some of Quincy's largest granite quarries. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001346
Barnes House
The 2+1⁄2-story house was built in the 1870s, and is a fine local example of Italianate styling. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001362
Barnicoat, S. H., Monuments (also Hancock Monuments)
S. H. Barnicoat Monuments, S. H. Barnicoat Granite Works, or, more recently, Hancock Monument Co. was a granite workshop at 114 Columbia Street, at the corner of Centre Street, in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
114 Columbia St. · NPS record #89001325
Bateman, William R., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001359
Baxter Street Historic District
The Baxter Street Historic District is a residential historic district roughly at 19-34 Baxter Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly 19--34 Baxter St. · NPS record #89001309
Baxter-King House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1860s, and is one of the city's finest Italianate houses. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001953
Bethany Congregational Church
Bethany Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 18 Spear Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
8 Spear St. · NPS record #89001374
Brown-Hodgkinson House
This two story wood-frame house, built in 1832, was one of the first in what is known as the Germantown neighborhood. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001319
Building at 1-7 Moscow Street
The Building at 1–7 Moscow Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a rare turn-of-the-20th century wood frame apartment house. [Wikipedia]
1--7 Moscow St. · NPS record #89001360
Building at 51 Hunt Street
The Building at 51 Hunt Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, is one of a relatively small number of triple decker apartment buildings in the city. [Wikipedia]
51 Hunt St. · NPS record #89001355
Burgess, Charles H., House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1903 by Charles H. Burgess, a real estate developer and auction-house owner. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001381
Burgess, Frank, House
It was built in 1913 for Frank Burgess, the owner of Boston Gear Works, who paid $14,000 for it. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001354
Burgin, Clarence, House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1900 by Clarence Burgin, a bank executive and father of Quincy Mayor Thomas S. Burgin. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001364
Central Fire Station
The Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 26 Quincy Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
26 Quincy Ave. · NPS record #89001371
Chickatawbut Observation Tower
The Chickatawbut Observation Tower is a historic tower on Chickatawbut Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Blue Hill Reservation, a Massachusetts state park. [Wikipedia]
Chickatawbut Rd. · NPS record #80000652
Christ Church
Christ Church is a historic church in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
14 Quincy St. · NPS record #89001369
Christ Church Burial Ground
The Christ Church Burial Ground is a historic cemetery at 54–60 School Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
54--60 School St. · NPS record #89001372
Coddington School (also Quincy Junior College)
The Coddington School is a historic school building at 26-44 Coddington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
26--44 Coddington St. · NPS record #89001323
Cranch School
The Cranch School is a historic school building at 250 Whitwell Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
270 Whitwell St. · NPS record #84002872
Crane, Frank W., House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1902, on President's Hill, an affluent residential development made on land formerly part of the Adams family estate. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001312
Curtis, Noah, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001335
Curtis, Thomas, House
The 1-3/4 story wood-frame cottage was built around 1851, and is a rare example of mid-18th century eclectic architecture, showing elements of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival styling. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001334
Davis, Dr. Frank, House
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001330
Dicey, Russell M., House
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1918, and is a well-preserved example of a modest Craftsman bungalow. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001363
Dogget, Solon, House
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1872 by Henry G. Pratt, who sold it to Solon Dogget, a poet and artist. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001379
Dorothy Q Apartments
It is a five-story brick Colonial Revival structure, consisting of two rectangular blocks joined at one end into a U shape. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001322
Elks Building
The Elks Building is a historic building at 1218-1222 Hancock Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1218--1222 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001348
Faxon House
The oldest portion of this house was built in 1880 by Job Faxon, a Boston-based flour merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001310
First Baptist Church of Wollaston
First Baptist Church of Wollaston is a historic Baptist church building in Wollaston, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
187 Warren Ave. · NPS record #89001380
Forbes Hill Standpipe
The Forbes Hill Standpipe is a historic water tower structure located on Reservoir Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The tower was built in 1899-1902 to contain a 330,000 US gallons (1,200,000 L; 270,000 imp gal) steel water tank. [Wikipedia]
Reservoir Rd. · NPS record #89002252
Fore River Club House
It is a long 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with rectilinear eyebrow dormers on the water-facing roof. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001333
Glover House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001328
Granite Trust Company
The Granite Trust Company is a historic commercial building at 1400 Hancock Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1400 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001351
Halloran, John, House
This two-family wood-frame house was built in 1910 for John Halloran, a local police officer. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001327
Hancock Cemetery
Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the Hancock Adams Common, across from the United First Parish Church, in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
Hancock St. in Quincy Sq. · NPS record #82004421
Hardwick House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1850s, and is one of the city's largest Greek Revival houses. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001376
Hersey, Ebenezer B., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001324
House at 105 President's Lane
It is a two-story hip-roofed Colonial Revival house, with a balustrade on the roof, pedimented gable dormers, and an elliptical fanlight in the central bay window on the second floor. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001365
House at 15 Gilmore Street
The front-gable house has extended eaves with exposed rafters along the sides, and the front gable projects over the porch, which is supported by thick square pillars on granite posts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001336
House at 20 Sterling Street
The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1911 by Henry Grass, a local contractor who built a number of homes in the Quincy area. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001377
House at 23-25 Prout Street
A fine example of a "Quincy Cottage", it is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with clapboard siding and a side-gable roof. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001367
House at 25 High School Avenue
This 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1850s; it has a typical side-hall plan, with a front gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001352
House at 32 Bayview Avenue
It was built in the 1880s, sited to take advantage of the views of the Town River to the north. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001314
House at 92 Willard Street
The house is located in West Quincy, near its famous granite quarries, and was built in the 1830s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001383
House at 94 Grandview Avenue
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1890s, probably by Horace Briggs, a Boston businessman. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001339
Jewell, David L., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001338
Lennon, Edward J., House
Built c. 1888 for a local health inspector, this 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a well-preserved Queen Anne cottage. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001378
Lyon's Turning Mill
Lyon's Turning Mill is a historic turning mill that created granite columns on Ricciuti Drive in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #80000656
Marsh, Charles, House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1860s, and was described as one of the city's finest examples of Italianate styling. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001366
Marsh, Edwin W., House
The 1+1⁄2-story five-bay wood-frame house was built c. 1851, and had a rear ell. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001356
Masonic Temple
The Quincy Masonic Temple was a historic Masonic temple at 1170 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1156 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001952
Massachusetts Fields School
The Massachusetts Fields School is a historic former school building at the corner of Rawson Road and Beach Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Rawson Rd. and Beach St. · NPS record #88000960
McIntire, Herman, House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is one of two houses built and lived in by Herman McIntire, a local realtor. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001326
Miller, Edward, House
This two-story wood-frame house was built in the 1830s by Edward Miller, a local veteran of the American Revolutionary War. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001358
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
Mount Wollaston Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery at 20 Sea Street in the Merrymount neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
20 Sea St. · NPS record #94000035
Munroe Building
The Munroe Building is a historic commercial building at 1227-1259 Hancock Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1227--1259 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001349
Nelson, John R., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001321
New England Telephone Building
The New England Telephone Building is a historic utility building at 10 Merrymount Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
10 Merrymount Rd. · NPS record #89001357
Newcomb Place
Newcomb Place is a historic house at 109 Putnam Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
109 Putnam St. · NPS record #89001368
Nightengale House
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1850s, probably by Thomas Nightengale, whose son Jerimiah got the property around 1876. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001370
Nightengale, Solomon, House
The 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house was built c. 1820 by Solomon Nightengale, whose family had owned the land since the 18th century. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001342
Nowland, J. Martin, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001329
Pettengill, C. F., House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was probably built in the 1890s; it is a finely detailed version of a Queen Anne style house which was once common in Quincy. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001951
Pinkham House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1870s by George Pinkham, the manager of the Wollaston Land Company, which developed Wollaston Heights, and is the only house in Quincy that has a direct association with the Pinkham family. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001384
Pratt-Faxon House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001331
Quincy Electric Light and Power Company Station
The Quincy Electric Light and Power Company Station is a historic power station at 76 Field Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
76 Field St. · NPS record #89001332
Quincy Granite Railway (also Granite Railway)
The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton. [Wikipedia]
Bunker Hill Lane · NPS record #73000309
Quincy Granite Railway Incline (also Granite Railway Incline)
Mullin Ave. · NPS record #73000310
Quincy Point Fire Station
Quincy Point Fire Station is a historic fire station at 615 Washington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
615 Washington St. · NPS record #93000347
Quincy Police Station
The Quincy Police Station was a historic police station located at 1 Sea Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
442 Southern Artery · NPS record #89001373
Quincy Savings Bank
The Quincy Savings Bank building is a historic bank building at 1372 Hancock Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1370 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001350
Quincy School
Quincy School is a historic school building at 94 Newbury Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
94 Newbury Ave. · NPS record #83000599
Quincy Town Hall (also Quincy City Hall)
Quincy City Hall is the seat of government for the City of Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1305 Hancock St. · NPS record #80000649
Quincy Water Company Pumping Station
Quincy Water Company Pumping Station was a historic pumping station at 106 Penn Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
106 Penn St. · NPS record #89001361
Quincy, Josiah, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000285
Record, Jonathan Dexter, House
This large two-family house was probably built in the 1890s, and is one of the largest and finest Queen Anne houses on Wollaston Hill. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001337
Reed, Timothy, House
This two-story wood-frame house was built in the 1870s by Timothy Reed, a Boston-based leather merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001311
Richards, Alfred H., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001353
Salem Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Church, formerly known as Salem Lutheran Church, is a historic church at 199 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
199 Granite St. · NPS record #89001341
Sidelinger, George A., House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1904 by George Sidelinger, a local politician. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001313
Smith, A. C., & Co. Gas Station (also Abdon Service Station)
The A. C. Smith & Co. [Wikipedia]
117 Beale St. · NPS record #94000036
South Junior High School (also Reay E. Sterling Middle School)
The South~West Middle School, formerly the South Junior High School and Reay E. Sterling Middle School, is a state of the art school building at 444 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
444 Granite St. · NPS record #89001343
Spear, Seth, Homestead
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1850 by either Thomas Drake or Seth Spear, who purchased Drake's property. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001375
US Post Office-Quincy Main (also Quincy Main Post Office)
The US Post Office-Quincy Main is a historic post office at 47 Washington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
47 Washington St. · NPS record #86001217
White, Charles E., House
This 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1905 by Charles White, a traveling salesman. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001320
Winfield House
Built c. 1880, it was a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with exuberant Queen Anne styling. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89001347
Winthrop, John, Jr., Iron Furnace Site (also Braintree Furnace)
The John Winthrop Jr. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #77000192
Wollaston Branch, Thomas Crane Public Library
41 Beale St. · NPS record #89001316
Wollaston Congregational Church (also Wollaston Congregational Society; First Congregational)
Wollaston Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church building at 45-57 Lincoln Avenue in Wollaston, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
47-57 Lincoln Ave. · NPS record #08001128
Wollaston Fire Station
Wollaston Fire Station is a historic fire station at 111 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
111 Beale St. · NPS record #89001317
Wollaston Theatre
The Wollaston Theatre was a historic theater at 14 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
14 Beale St. · NPS record #89001315
Wollaston Unitarian Church (also St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox)
The Wollaston Unitarian Church, more recently a former home of the St. [Wikipedia]
155 Beale St. · NPS record #89001318
Woodward Institute
The Woodward School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in grades six through twelve. [Wikipedia]
1098 Hancock St. · NPS record #89001954
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