Quincy House — Attraction in Quincy

On the same day I visited Otis House in Boston, MA, I traveled twenty minutes away to another Historic New England (HNE) property: Quincy House in Quincy, MA. Built in 1770 by colonial carpenter Edward Pierce for Josiah Quincy, a retired colonel who spied on British ships during the American Revolutionary War, the Georgian style mansion with unique Chinese-inspired woodwork has been a National Historic Landmark since 1997.

Quincy House is open on Saturdays during the regular season from June through October. Tours are on the hour from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. and last about 60 minutes.

Cost is standard small HNE house pricing at $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and students, $5 for children, and $0 for HNE members (like me!).

Like most historic buildings, entering Quincy House requires navigating a few steps on the front porch, so the museum is not wheelchair accessible. However, a 3D tour hosted by Matterport is available through the HNE website.

Free parking is available on-street directly in front of the house.

If you are looking for something to do in the Boston area but want to get away from the busyness of the city, this is a...

Didn’t take the tour yet, as it’s only open for a few hours by appointment, but it’s surprising to stumble on such a historic house nestled between residential houses. 1770 is a pretty prescient time for our country, seeing as we were on the cusp of revolution, so this is a really special home!

The front stairs don’t look daunting, as they are fairly short, and there’s maybe four steps to get in total.

I wish I had looked into memberships before! This will save so much money!!! $10-$12 a house adds up, and membership is only $58 generally and $30...

For years I mistook this house for the Dorothy Quincy Homestead further up the road. Finally visited and I'm very glad I did. The house is beautiful and packed with history- this is not just another old house (1770), it has a story to tell the fantastic docents on hand tell it very well. My only disappointment was the lack of a crowd. This place deserves to be visited by anyone with an interest in early US history- doubly so by anyone from Quincy or the Wollaston neighborhood. Highly...