
Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Our Navy's Long History

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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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[click image to enlarge] It's first of the month and for the community of City Daily Photo Bloggers that is synonymous with "Theme ...
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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] Today's "Old House" has actually been called that and is the most famous house in Quincy. The Adams ...
3 comments:
Slim, your guess is most likely right on target. I seem to remember that the dry dock was built with Quincy granite.
YES Indeed , virtually ALL the granite bldgs in the Charlestown Navy yard were built with Quincy Granite under the supervision of Alexander Parris .
FYI -- Parris Burial site is a small obelisk at the REAR of the Briggs Burying Ground on Rte 3A in Pembroke , only a few yards from his Home , a Gambre Roofed and gabled house on Rte #A near the famous Hexagonal House which he also designed
The First Dry Dock in Boston Harbor was designed by Alexander Parris . Most of the Brick & Garnite Bldgs in the Yard were designed by A. Parris beginning in 1830 - 1852 when he died .
Minot Ledge Lighthouse was co-designed by Parris and Gen. Joseph Totten , Corps of Engineers
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