The Homes of John and John Quincy Adams (and Abigail)

We took "the T" (which is their subway system) to Quincy where the Visitor Center is right across the street.  There is a trolley that takes visitors around to the various Adams homes.








This is the house where John Adams was born.  His father was a farmer.  John was the eldest child and as a result, he was the one the father decided to educate.  He sent him to Harvard.  Originally, he studied to become a minister but later changed his major to law.



After he became a lawyer and married Abigail, they built this house next door to his parents' house.  This is where he wrote his most important early documents, such as the Massachusetts Constitution, which is still in use.































After they came back from France and Great Britain (where John was ambassador), Abigail decided she needed a grander house.  They bought this house which is a block or two from the other property.




















This is her garden, which is a formal, English garden.  She brought many plants back from Europe and they are still growing here.







This is the detached library which houses many, many important books.  There's a lot of history up here around Boston and so many important books.

Of course, their son, John Quincy Adams, was the 6th president of the U.S.  At the age of 10 he went with his father to France and began learning all the European languages.