John Adams Birthplace
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| location | Quincy , Norfolk County , Massachusetts | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 14 '21.6 " N , 71 ° 0' 12.4" W | ||
| Built | probably 1681 | ||
| NRHP number | 66000129 | ||
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| The NRHP added | October 15, 1966 | ||
| Declared as an NHL | December 19, 1960 | ||
The John Adams Birthplace is a landmark building located in Adams National Historical Park in Quincy , Massachusetts .
architecture
The house is built in the Saltbox style and therefore has a single-hip, unequal-sided gable roof . This means that John Adams Birthplace has two floors at the front and only one floor at the back. The roof of the half-timbered house is covered with shingles .
history
A dated brick found under a threshold in the southwestern part of the house refers to the year 1681 as the start of construction. The eastern part of John Adams Birthplace may have been built on the foundations of a previous building built around 1650. At that time the land was owned by a William Needham. In 1720 the house was bought by John Adams Sr., who later became the presidential father, along with seven acres of the property.
In 1735, the future US President John Adams was born in this house . He lived here until his marriage in 1764. John Adams Birthplace was owned by the family until 1940 , after which it was given to the City of Quincy. From 1896 to 1950, a branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution used the house as their headquarters.
John Adams Birthplace has been a National Historic Landmark since December 19, 1960 . On October 15, 1966, the house was listed as a listed building on the National Register of Historic Places . Much of the original structure has been preserved. Today, John Adams Birthplace serves the Quincy Historical Society as a museum.
See also
Web links
- Polly M. Rettig: Photo Collection on the National Register of Historic Places. In: National Register of Historic Places database. National Park Service , November 1974, accessed September 20, 2014 (PDF 695 KB).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Polly M. Rettig: John Adams Birthplace. In: National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. National Park Service , May 3, 1975, accessed July 26, 2013 (PDF 295 KB).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts. National Park Service , accessed August 4, 2019.
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 13, 2016