Where is Quincy Granite?
The Gazing Ball, a shining sphere of Quincy Granite moved from Constitution Common outside city hall to it's new temporary location, still in constitution common, to make way for the Adams Green. Which will run between city hall and the Church of the Presidents.
At the town meeting of February 9, 1844 a committee was chosen to procure a suitable plan for a new Town House of wood or stone. On April 18, 1844 Solomon Willard was added to the building committee and accepted the appointment of architect and superintendent of construction. A town meeting was called on April 20, 1844 to reconsider the vote of a previous meeting to build the new Town House of wood and now that it be built of stone. Construction began on April 27, 1844 and was completed on November 1, 1844
The Inclined Plane Railway designed and built by Gridely Bryant in 1828 for the Granite Railway Conpany. Its purpose was to transport granite down from Pine Hill Ledge to the Granite Railway for transport to the wharf at Gullivers Creek and the Neponset River for shipment by granite sloops.
The beautiful granite entrance to the new Central Middle School auditorium originally was the north entrance of the old Central Middle School. It was determined by the City of Quincy that this impressive Quincy granite entrance should be incorporated into the new Central Middle School. The contractor carefully disassembled the entrance and reassembled it at the entrance to Central's new auditorium. The doorway entrance is light to medium Quincy granite witih a beautifully carved laurel wreath and cornucopias. The granite manufacturer and sculptor is unknown to date.
Swingle Monument in Mount Wollaston Cemetery is an example of extra dark Quincy granite from the J.S. Swingle quarry inWest Quincy.
The Stone Temple designed and erected in 1827-28 by architect - engineer Alexander Parris, has been known as United First Parish Church, the Stone Temple and Church Of The Presidends was constructed in the Greek Revival style and built of Quincy Blue granite. The bulk of the granite for the church came from the Adams family quarry.
The Granite Trust Building designed by J. Williams Beal & Sons and constructed in 1929 was the tallest building in Quincy at that period. The ground level building facade is of dark Quincy granite from the Hitchcock Quarry that was owned by a group that included Theophilus King the president of the Granite Trust Bank in 1929.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
The Pilgrim Hall Museum is the nations oldest continuously operating Museum, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrim Hall Museum was designed by Alexander Paris and built of Quincy granite and opened in 1824. In 1922 the original wooden portico was replaced by the present granite six- column Greek Revival Temple front design.
The Pilgrim Hall Museum is the nations oldest continuously operating Museum, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrim Hall Museum was designed by Alexander Paris and built of Quincy granite and opened in 1824. In 1922 the original wooden portico was replaced by the present granite six- column Greek Revival Temple front design.
Barnstable County Courthouse
The Barnstable County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Barnstable, Massachusetts located on Mass. route 6A also known as (The Old Kings Highway). The two-story Greek revival building was built in 1831 and designed by architect Alexander Paris. Built out all large Quincy granite blocks except for the front portico and fluted Doric columns are made out of wood fashion to look like stone. All of the expansions to the courthouse continued to use Quincy granite.
The Barnstable County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Barnstable, Massachusetts located on Mass. route 6A also known as (The Old Kings Highway). The two-story Greek revival building was built in 1831 and designed by architect Alexander Paris. Built out all large Quincy granite blocks except for the front portico and fluted Doric columns are made out of wood fashion to look like stone. All of the expansions to the courthouse continued to use Quincy granite.
King’s Chapel
The original Kings Chapel was a wooden church built in 1688 at the corner of Tremont and School Streets Boston. In 1749 construction began on the current stone structure designed by Peter Harrison in the Georgian-Style of architectural and was completed in 1754. The stone church was built around the wooden church and when the stone church was completed, the wooden church was disassembled and removed through the windows of the new stone church. The stone church built of gray Quincy granite that was quarried in 1749, in what was known as the Braintree Commons, which later became the town/city of Quincy, Massachusetts
The original Kings Chapel was a wooden church built in 1688 at the corner of Tremont and School Streets Boston. In 1749 construction began on the current stone structure designed by Peter Harrison in the Georgian-Style of architectural and was completed in 1754. The stone church was built around the wooden church and when the stone church was completed, the wooden church was disassembled and removed through the windows of the new stone church. The stone church built of gray Quincy granite that was quarried in 1749, in what was known as the Braintree Commons, which later became the town/city of Quincy, Massachusetts
Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse
Minot’s Ledge lies about a mile off shore near the line between the South Shore towns all Cohasset and Scituate and is part of the dangerous Cohasset rocks. The construction of the present lighthouse was started in April 1855 and completed on June 29, 1860. The lighthouse was designed by Brevet Major General Joseph Gilbert Totten of the Army Corps of Engineers. Building construction was supervised by Capt. by Captain Barton Stone Alexander of the engineering core. The lighthouse consists of 1079 dovetail granite blocks that were quarried from the granite railway company quarry in West Quincy at a total cost of $300,000.
Minot’s Ledge lies about a mile off shore near the line between the South Shore towns all Cohasset and Scituate and is part of the dangerous Cohasset rocks. The construction of the present lighthouse was started in April 1855 and completed on June 29, 1860. The lighthouse was designed by Brevet Major General Joseph Gilbert Totten of the Army Corps of Engineers. Building construction was supervised by Capt. by Captain Barton Stone Alexander of the engineering core. The lighthouse consists of 1079 dovetail granite blocks that were quarried from the granite railway company quarry in West Quincy at a total cost of $300,000.
U.S. Custom House in Savannah, Georgia symbolizes George's import export trade in the 18th and 19th century. The cornerstone was laid on July 20, 1848, and completed in 1852 and was designed by John S. Norris, who also supervise its construction. The building Greek Revival design is 11 bays wide by five bays deep and constructed of 32 inch blocks of load-bearing, gray granite stone quarried in Quincy, Massachusetts. A pedimented portico supported by six monolithic granite columns dominate the main façade. These columns, estimated to weigh between 15 and 20 tons each were shipped from Quincy, Massachusetts lashed to the decks granite sloops. It reportedly took 30 days to transport the columns from Quincy to the site and an additional 30 days to raise them into position. The fluted columns have capitals elaborately carved with a tobacco leaf motif.
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