Sunday, July 23, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Massachusetts


he National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS
Josiah Quincy House, Quincy


This house, built c. 1770, was occupied by a succession of politically active Quincys, and contains architectural details unique among houses from the period.