Historic New England's Quincy House

Name: Historic New England's Quincy House
Address: 20 Muirhead Street, Quincy, MA, 02170, US
Telephone: +16179945930
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Quincy House is open for the season with guided tours available Saturdays, June through October. Open July 4! Visit HistoricNewEngland.org for more information.

This country estate overlooking Quincy Bay transports visitors to the Revolutionary War era and tells the story of a woman’s work to preserve her family’s history more than a hundred years later. Revolutionary leader Josiah Quincy built the house in 1770. Quincy and his family played key roles in the social and political life of Massachusetts for generations, producing three mayors of Boston and a president of Harvard. In the early 1880s Eliza Susan Quincy made it her life’s work to document the historic significance of her family’s home. She kept journals, inventoried the contents of the house, commissioned photographs of the interior, and persuaded relatives to return heirlooms so that the house could become a repository of Quincy family history. Among the house's unusual features is its “monitor,” or half-story space above the roof with small windows on all sides. From this prospect Colonel Quincy had a clear view of shipping lanes in and out of Boston Harbor, and during the months leading up to the Revolution, he spent hours watching troop movements. On October 10, 1775, he scratched “Governor Gage sail'd for England with a fair wind” into one of the windows of the monitor roof. That pane of glass was carefully preserved by the family, and is on display at Quincy House today. Visitors also see two remarkable examples of New England furniture making: a high chest that miraculously survived two fires and a rare mahogany bombé chest that is one of only forty of its kind. Open
June 1 - October 15
First and Third Saturdays
11 am - 4 pm
Tours on the hour. Historic New England members tour for free.

09/19/2026

Tomorrow's concert "The Revolutionary Drawing Room with Arpeggione Ensemble" will take place inside Quincy House, 20 Muirhead Street, due to the forecasted rain. Arrive at 4:00 p.m. to tour the 1770 house museum. Music celebrating the legacy of the American Revolution starts at 5:00. Buy tickets at the door or in advance: https://my.historicnewengland.org/28242/drawing-room

09/08/2026

Celebrate the legacy of the American Revolution through music on Sept. 20 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on the Quincy House lawn. Arpeggione Ensemble will play everything from tavern songs to Italian operas to calls against tyranny, Bring a picnic!
https://my.historicnewengland.org/28242/drawing-room

09/07/2026

We invite you to Historic New England's Eustis Estate this Sunday, Sept. 13, from noon-3:00 for live demonstrations and hands-on activities that reveal how ordinary people turned everyday work into acts of resistance during the American Revolution. Your ticket to Resistance at Home also gets you into the 1878 Gilded Age mansion and the Myth & Memory exhibition currently showing at the Eustis Estate. For more info and advance tickets: https://my.historicnewengland.org/26495/resistance

The American Revolution was fought not only on the battlefield, but also in kitchens, workshops, and homes across the colonies. As taxes on everyday necessities like tea and textiles increased, colonists found creative ways to resist by spinning their own cloth, brewing herb- and fruit-based Liberty...

08/24/2026

Enjoy an evening of the songs and sounds that shaped the American Revolution on the lawn of Revolutionary leader Josiah Quincy's home. Tickets: https://my.historicnewengland.org/28242/drawing-room

08/03/2026

Join us this Saturday, August 8, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. for Revolutionary Quincy Women. This special tour looks at the years leading up to and during the American Revolution through the eyes and words of the women of the Quincy family.
https://my.historicnewengland.org/28242/qui-women-0808

This special tour looks at the years leading up to and during the American Revolution through the eyes and words of the women of the Quincy family. Through their letters and diaries, learn how the war affected the day-to-day lives of the family of Josiah and Ann Quincy, including their daughters Han...

07/02/2026

06/30/2026

Join bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie, along with novelist Jodi Daynard, for a free outdoor conversation on bringing Quincy women, including Abigail Adams, to life through historical fiction.

Presented in collaboration with Adams National Historical Park and the National Parks Conservation Association, this program will be moderated by Quincy House Site Manager Karla Rosenstein.

📅 Wednesday, July 1
📍 Old House at Peacefield
135 Adams Street, Quincy, MA

The event will be held outdoors under a large tent. Seating is provided, but visitors are welcome to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets.

06/22/2026

Celebrate America's semiquincentennial with a visit to Quincy House! On Saturday, July 4, admission is FREE for everyone.

Guided tours will be offered at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 a.m., noon, and 1:00 p.m. No reservations required.

While you're out celebrating, stop by Historic New England's Eustis Estate in nearby Milton, where free self-guided tours will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

06/04/2026

In May 1775, as tensions mounted in the American colonies, Hannah Quincy wrote a heartfelt letter to her brother Samuel, urging him not to leave Massachusetts for England. Her words offer a fascinating glimpse into the personal divisions, family loyalties, and difficult choices that shaped the Revolutionary era.

Hannah's story also reminds us that women played an important role in the political conversations of their time, even when their voices were often left out of traditional histories.

Read more about the Quincy siblings' revolutionary divide and the role women played in shaping political life during the American Revolution.

The Quincy family was one of many divided between loyalty to the Crown and the fight for independence during the American Revolution.

Address

20 Muirhead Street
Quincy, MA
02170

Opening Hours

9am - 1pm

Telephone

+16179945930

Website

https://www.historicnewengland.org/property/quincy-house/

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