Adams National Historic Site
Lacy K. 1997. Adams National Historic Site. Cultural Landscape Report. National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. Boston, Massachusetts
This report discusses the four generations of Adamses who occupied the Historic Site from 1787-1927 including John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams, and Brooke Adams. The significant contributions to politics, literature, and the development of the nation are also included in this report. The Adams National Historic Site in Quincy, Massachusetts, was established on December 9, 1946 through a generous gift from the Adams family to the people of the United States. The park was specifically created to celebrate the memory of the four generations of Adamses who occupied the site from 1787- 1927 and their significant contributions to politics, literature and the development of the nation. At the same time, the Adamses recognized the opportunity presented by the property to teach the public about the everyday life of an American family over a period of nearly a century and a half. Because the site was occupied by the same family for so long, it reflects an accumulation of changing attitudes towards a home and its grounds. Consequently, the deed establishing the site specified that no changes should be made to the Old House--its contents, dependencies or grounds--which should be maintained as they were at the end of Brooks Adams' lifetime in 1927.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lacy, Katharine
- Date of Issue
- 1997-10
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
- Units
- ADAM , HIST
- Keywords
- Adams National Historical Park, Cultural Resources, ehistory, John Quincy Adams