Completed in 1844 at a cost of $19,115.93, including 0.88 cents to seal the chimney with lead. The architect was Solomon Willard, known also for designing the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston.
Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Summer Attraction
This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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[click image to enlarge] This Gothic Revival Chapel from the 1840s is located at Mt. Auburn Cemetery and was designed by Dr. Jacob Bigelow w...
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This beautiful Gothic and Tudor Revival style building was built in 1891 as a school for children of the granite workers in West Quincy; it ...
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Those were the days, huh? I'm sure that was very expensive at the time, though.
first I thought that the pink is the stairs...but looking at the large version I recognised that these are flowers:)
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