American Presidents

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March-December 1999
John Quincy Adams
Presidential Places

John Quincy Adams

141 Franklin Street

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Description:John Quincy Adams was born in an upstairs bedroom of 141 Franklin Street. It is the same house that his father John Adams used as a combination home and law office where in 1779 he and others framed the Massachusetts State Constitution.

Address: 141 Franklin Street; Quincy, MA 02169

Phone Number: (617) 773-1177

Hours of Operation: Daily, seven days a week, summer: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; season begins April 19 and ends November 10th. Closed: November 11 to April 18.

Related Web Site: National Park Service, Adams National Historic Site

Credit: "Presidential Sites: A Directory of Places Associated with Presidents of the United States" by William G. Clotworthy


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