Walking tours of Quincy
Quincy's register runs heavily to houses, 52 listings of that kind. The 1920s account for more of that work than any other decade.
3 themed routes run through those listings. Of the routes below, two follow a single style and one follows one kind of building. A subject becomes a route only where the register holds enough of it close enough together to walk.
Every listing in Quincy → · 106 in all
The routes
- StyleGreek Revival houses in Quincy10 stops · 2.0 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026Greek Revival buildings carry low pitched gables, heavy cornices and columned porticoes modelled on Greek temples. The Quincy examples on this route went up between 1828 and 1850.
- StyleColonial Revival architecture in Quincy10 stops · 2.3 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Colonial Revival reworks the symmetry, shutters and classical doorways of American colonial building. The Quincy examples on this route went up between 1909 and 1926.
- Building typeHouses and mansions in Quincy15 stops · 1.5 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026The route links the houses the register carries in Quincy. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
Every route holds at least ten stops and stays under two and a half miles. Routes are computed from the coordinates in the National Park Service National Register spatial data or, where it has no point, Wikidata, and the distances are straight lines between stops. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Local history books for Quincy
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.