John R. Nelson House | |
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| Location | 4 Brunswick Street, Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°17′52″N71°0′30.3″W / 42.29778°N 71.008417°W Coordinates: 42°17′52″N71°0′30.3″W / 42.29778°N 71.008417°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Quincy MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001321 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
The John R. Nelson House is a historic house located at 4 Brunswick Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The 1+1⁄2-story timber-framed house was built in 1908 as a summer house by John R. Nelson, who was one of the developers of the Squantum farms. It is one of the area's best-preserved Craftsman/Bungalow homes. It has a side gable roof with broad eaves showing exposed rafter ends, which also extends over the front porch, where it is supported by stone piers. [2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1989. [1]
Adams National Historical Park, formerly Adams National Historic Site, in Quincy, Massachusetts, preserves the home of United States presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, of U.S. envoy to Great Britain Charles Francis Adams, and of writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams.
The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in 1735. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now administered by the National Park Service as part of the Adams National Historical Park, and is open for guided tours.
The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the sixth United States President, John Quincy Adams, was born in 1767. The family lived in this home during the time John Adams helped found the United States with his work on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War. His own birthplace is only 75 feet (23 m) away, on the same property.
United First Parish Church is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. The current building was constructed in 1828 by noted Boston stonecutter Abner Joy to designs by Alexander Parris. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970, for its association with the Adams family, who funded its construction and whose most significant members are interred here.
The Josiah Quincy House, located at 20 Muirhead Street in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, was the country home of Revolutionary War soldier Colonel Josiah Quincy I, the first in a line of six illustrious Josiah Quincys that included three Boston mayors and a president of Harvard University.
The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is noted for its architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarries. The Thomas Crane Library has the second largest municipal collection in Massachusetts after the Boston Public Library.
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Tudor Place is a Federal-style mansion in Washington, D.C. that was originally the home of Thomas Peter and his wife, Martha Parke Custis Peter, a granddaughter of Martha Washington. The property, comprising one city block on the crest of Georgetown Heights, had an excellent view of the Potomac River.
Adams Academy was a school that opened in 1872 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. John Adams, the second President of the United States, had many years before established the Adams Temple and School Fund. This fund gave 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land to the people of Quincy in trust. His objective for the money was to build a school in honor of his friends John Hancock and Josiah Quincy, who, like Adams, lived in the town of Quincy, Massachusetts. John Hancock's birth place had been on the land.
The Dorothy Quincy Homestead is a US National Historic Landmark at 34 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. The house was originally built by Edmund Quincy II in 1686 who had an extensive property upon which there were multiple buildings. Today, the site consists of the Dorothy Quincy Homestead, which has been preserved as a museum and is open occasionally to the public.
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Quincy Shore Drive is a historic parkway in Quincy, Massachusetts. The road is one of a series of parkways built by predecessors of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, to provide access to parks and beaches in the Greater Boston area. Its development was proposed in 1893 by Charles Eliot, who promoted the development of many of the area's parks and parkways. Planning began in 1897, with land acquisition following around 1900. Construction of the 4-mile (6.4 km) road was begun in 1903 and completed in 1907.
The Charles Marsh House was a historic house at 248 President's Lane in Quincy, Massachusetts. 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. It has been demolished around 2009.
The William R. Bateman House is a historic house located at 148 Monroe Road in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The Noah Curtis House is a historic house located at 313 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The Thomas Curtis House is a historic house at 279 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. This 1-3/4 story wood-frame cottage was built c. 1851, and is a rare example of mid-18th century eclectic architecture, showing elements of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic Revival styling. The house was built for Thomas Curtis, owner of one of Quincy's larger shoe and boot manufacturers. He was the son of a local pioneer in the industry, Noah Curtis.
The House at 15 Gilmore Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved Craftsman bungalow. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1908 by Albert Nelson, the builder who developed Gilmore Street in response to the arrival of the railroad in the area in the 1880s. 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.
The John Halloran House is a historic house at 99 E. Squantum Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. This two-family wood-frame house was built in 1910 for John Halloran, a local police officer. It is a well-preserved Colonial Revival example of duplexes that were commonly built in the Atlantic neighborhood of Quincy, with a fine balustraded porch, and an entrance with long sidelight windows and oval window in the door. Bay windows project on the right side of the front, and a low hip-roof dormer projects from the roof.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County. Democrat Ron Mariano of Quincy has represented the district since 1991.
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