Stone Wall at Mt. Wollaston

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This 1.5 mile long granite wall surrounding Mount Wollaston Cemetery was erected in 1934-5 by the WPA and is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Morton, an early American colonist, writer, lawyer and social reformer who founded the neighborhood of Merrymount that borders the cemetery. I'm really impressed with the design and workmanship of this memorial wall.

Stone Walls

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Walls like this are very common around Quincy and have maintained their integrity for over a century. The angled pieces on top certainly discourages any wall sitters. Most of the stone walls are not of the dry variety but have mortar holding them together like the second picture taken at the Fuller residence.

I like the granite markers used to mark the property line in the last picture. It's a great place to stack a few cords of wood . . . and from all predictions they'll be needing quite a few cords this winter.

Fuller House

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Down the street from St. Mary's Cemetery is F.J. Fuller's house at 80 Hall Place. He was the owner of Fuller Quarry. He built this house in 1886 as you can see on the inlaid stone walkway. He incorporated granite mistakes and scrap pieces of stone wherever he could. The present owner told me that nothing was wasted in the granite business. A good example is the Solomon Willard Memorial. Enlarge the picture to look at the front stairs . . . they are all different . . .different granite . . . different edges . . . and different sizes. Fuller made them work as his front stairs and they've lasted more than 120 years!


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The mortar on the foundation and stone wall is mostly original and unusual in it's convex application. Don't you love the stone arches in the foundation?