Historic Structures Report: Part I, The Greenhouse, Adams National Historic Site
Harris WS and Wrenn GL. 1964. Historic Structures Report: Part I, The Greenhouse, Adams National Historic Site. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Quincy, Massachusetts
The greenhouse is a freestanding structure of simple, functional design. It consists of glazed opening sections fitted into either side of a peaked wood frame, which rests on concrete foundations. Proposed construction activity consists of patching concrete foundations, rebuilding interior shelving and shelf supports, replacement of the floor boarding, replacement of the sash, installation of a new stove, and painting the wood frame. The structure continues to be used by maintenance staff for work in the gardens and is also part of the interpretation of the historic scene. Family tradition says that Charles Francis Adams selected the present site for the greenhouse because the earlier site, used by John Quincy Adams for starting plants, had become too shady. The structure documented at the time of this report was probably built by Brooks Adams.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Harris, Wilhelmina; Wrenn, George
- Date of Issue
- 1964-05
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- ADAM , NER
- Keywords
- Brooks Adams, Charles Francis Adams, formal garden, greenhouse, John Quincy Adams, maintenance structure, nursery, Old House
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000010: Adams Estate - Greenhouse