Braintree John Adams Home
John adams birthplace home is located in the adams national historical park on franklin street.
Braintree john adams home. Braintree is the birthplace to presidents john adams and john quincy adams as well as statesman john hancock and general sylvanus thayer. They sacrificed to send him to harvard. Both of these buildings are located on a busy street so at times the traffic noises drowned out the tour guide. It was built in 1681 and purchased by deacon john adams john adams father in 1720.
In john adams hometown quincy massachusetts still the north precinct of braintree ma when he was born there is an area designated as the adams national historic park which is maintained by the national park service. John adams s birthplace in braintree now quincy massachusetts is about ten miles south of boston. The houses in which john adams and his son john quincy adams were born are situated on their original locations within what was at the time the boundary of braintree in an area known as penn s hill quincy wasn t founded until 1792. Neither of his parents had attended college but both were readers and provided a good education for their studious son.
John quincy adams home and birthplace located franklin street in quincy ma. These are the oldest surviving presidential birthplace homes still standing in the united states. In this park is the old house also known as peacefield john adams home. Standing in its original location the house is a saltbox american colonial style home and was originally surrounded by six acres of land.