[graphic] National Historic Landmarks Program header [graphic]NPS Arrowhead and link to www.nps.gov[photo] Chrysler Building, New York[photo] Brown Chapel, Selma AL[phtoto] Cape Hatteras Light Station, Buxton, North Carolina[photo] Pioneer Deep Space Station, Fort Irwin, CA
     
 
United First Parish Church (Unitarian) Of Quincy

Quincy, Massachusetts
County of Norfolk.
1266 Hancock Street
National Register Number: 70000734
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Religious facility. The threat level was Threatened in
2006.
Certified Local Government: YES
This NHL offers public access.
Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
Current use/information: Church.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 30, 1970):
Considered the finest existing Greek Revival church in New England. The dominant interior feature is the decorative plaster dome. The church is the burial place of Presidents John and John Quincy Adams and their wives. John Quincy was instrumental in its erection in 1827-28.

The landmark applied for a Save America's Treasures grant in the last granting cycle.


Comments and questions about the database may be directed to NHL_info@nps.gov