Birthplace of john quincy adams

Historic house in Massachusetts, United States

United States historic place

The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.

It is the saltbox home in which the sixth United States President, John Quincy Adams, was born in 1767. The family lived in this home during the time John Adams helped found the United States with his work on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War.

His own birthplace is only 75 feet (23 m) away, on the same property.

Both houses are National Historic Landmarks, and part of Adams National Historical Park, operated by the National Park Service.

Birthplace of john quincy adams early sketch

Construction history

The house is a 2+1⁄2 story wood frame saltbox style house, sheathed in wooden clapboards. There are two main rooms, one on either side of a central chimney, on each of the two floors, and there are two further rooms in the lean-to section on the first floor.

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