A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 1966 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 322 fires within 5 miles of John Quincy Adams Birthplace between 2015 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 209 |
| Smoking | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BRAINTREE |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BRAINTREE |
| 5 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | QUINCY |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
| 4 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 29 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | BRAINTREE |
| 29 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | WEYMOUTH |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Colony Crushed Stone | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Old Colony Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Braintree Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Liberty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Weymouth | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | John Adams Birthplace | under 500 feet | 1966 |
 | Nightengale House | 0.2 miles | 1989 |
 | Edwin W. Marsh House | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Thomas Curtis House | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Quincy Water Company Pumping Station | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
 | Christ Church Burial Ground | 0.3 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000128 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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