Quincy (Kwin' zee), Massachusetts, City of Presidents and Birthplace of the American Dream
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Thursday is "This Old House" Day
Today's "old house" is my favorite Romanesque "house of knowledge" designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, funded by the Crane family, and dedicated in 1880. It is Quincy's magnificent winter castle. It is one of the 150 favorite works of Great Buildings Online and you can read an excellent account of this H.H. Richardson library masterpiece HERE.
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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] 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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This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.
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Looks like a building on a college campus or a chapel.
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