Adams Academy
The Adams Academy was a school for boys in Quincy, Massachusetts founded by President John Adams, who outlined his wishes for a school to be built on the site of John Hancock's birthplace in an 1822 deed of trust.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Woodward School for Girls and Coddington School.
Woodward School for Girls
School
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The Woodward School is an independent, college-preparatory day school for girls in grades six through twelve. Founded by bequest in 1869 and opened in 1894, the school is located in the historic Quincy Center district of Quincy, Massachusetts, and is the only nonsectarian private school in the city. Woodward School for Girls is situated 400 feet north of Adams Academy.
Coddington School
Government office
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The Coddington School is a historic school building at 26-44 Coddington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. Built in 1909, this three-story brick building is the finest Colonial Revival school building in the city. Coddington School is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Adams Academy.
United First Parish Church
Place of worship
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United First Parish Church is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. United First Parish Church is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Adams Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quincy and Adams Shore.
Quincy
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Quincy is in Massachusetts. Quincy was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.
Adams Shore
Hamlet
Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located on the shore of Quincy Bay at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the Merrymount neighborhood.
Braintree Split
Locality
The Braintree Split is the major interchange of Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 in Braintree, Massachusetts, one of the South Shore suburbs of Boston. Braintree Split is situated 2 miles south of Adams Academy.
Adams Academy
- Type: School
- Description: historic school building in Massachusetts
- Categories: school building, academy, and education
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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- Italian: “Adams Academy”
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