Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Thursday is "This Old House" Day
Today's classic example of a "sea or lake cottage" has a wrap around porch to beat all on these hot, hazy days of summer. You can almost smell the sea air, can't you? This simple Queen Anne house, located in Houghs Neck at 32 Bayview Avenue, was built in 1880 as a summer residence. Houghs Neck was quite the summer resort back when this house was built.
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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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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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[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...
4 comments:
Beautiful looking place!
ah, i bet that house some very happy memories.
holds, i meant to say holds some very happy memories.
That wrap-a-round is crying out for a chair, a book, a beverage and moi.
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