Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
Friday, April 02, 2010
Blue Sky!
The blue skies have returned and provide a beautiful back drop to the Josiah Quincy House. This house was built as a family estate in 1770, and is a National Historic Landmark. For generations, the Quincys, like the Adamses, to whom they were related, played important roles in the social and political life of Massachusetts. The family produced three mayors of Boston and a president of Harvard.
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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 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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This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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The administration building is all that remains of Quincy City Hospital. It will be renovated and incorporated into a multi-family 465-unit...
2 comments:
My today post is exactly the opposite... Now I envy you! :-)
Ahh, that perfect blue sky serves as a wonderful backdrop to the lines of the house.
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