United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy
- Also Known As: Stone Temple also Church of the Presidents
- Address: 1266 Hancock St
- Vicinity: Quincy Sq, T: Quincy Center
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1822/06/25 | John Adams | Benefactor | John Adams deeds land for the building of the First Parish Church. Much of the granite will be quarried from the Adams family property. | |||
1826/00/00 | Alexander Parris | Architect | In the Fall, the First Parish Building committee selects Alexander Parris to design and supervise the construction of a new church in the Greek Revival style to be built of blue granite from the Quincy quarries. | |||
1827/00/00 | John Quincy Adams | Benefactor | The cost of construction of the First Parish Church, except for the four columns, is a gift to the congregation from President John Q Adams. The total cost of construction will be $30,488.56. | |||
1828/04/01 | John Adams | In Memoriam | The remains of John Adams are interred in the Adams Crypt located in the basement under the vestibule of the First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. | |||
1828/04/01 | Abigail Smith Adams | In Memoriam | The remains of Abigail Adams are placed in the Adams Crypt at United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. | |||
1828/06/16 | Alexander Parris | Engineer | Three of the four monolithic granite columns used on the portico at First Parish Church are erected. The sanctuary is built of hammered granite, 1827-1828. The mahogany altar, and much of the rest of the building, is original. | |||
1828/06/17 | The fourth granite column is hoisted on the portico. Each column is 23 feet 2 inches long (or 25 feet long with capitals), and weigh about 25 tons. Thirty-five yoke of oxen were used to haul each column from the quarry, and each cost $1,000 set in place. | |||||
1828/11/12 | Rev John Pierpont | Hymnist | Rev John Pierpont composed a hymn with references to the late John Adams for the dedication of the new First Parish Church: Here, a Father of our nation Drank, and felt the strength, it gave. Here he sleeps, his bed how lowly! | |||
1828/11/12 | First Parish Church is dedicated. "The house was well filled, and the exercises were such as might be expected from the gentlemen who took part in them. The choir were well versed in their pieces, and performed with gratifying precision." Boston Courier | |||||
1852/12/10 | John Quincy Adams | In Memoriam | After Louisa Catherine Adams' death, her remains and those of John Quincy Adams are interred into the Adams Crypt at First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. | |||
1957/00/00 | The First Parish Church (Unitarian) in Quincy and the Wollaston Unitarian Society united as the United First Parish Church (Unitarian) in Quincy. |
Particulars for United First Parish Church (Unitarian) of Quincy: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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