United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts

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National Historic Landmark Unitarian Universalist church building church historic church

United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts is a historic Unitarian church known as the “Church of the Presidents,” serving as the burial site of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and their wives.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Landmark → Unitarian Universalist church → building → church → historic church →
architect	Alexander Parris →
architecturalStyle	Greek Revival architecture →
associatedWith	Abigail Adams → John Adams → John Quincy Adams → Louisa Catherine Adams →
burialChamberLocation	crypt beneath the church →
constructionStartYear	1827 →
country	United States →
denomination	Unitarian Universalist →
foundedAs	First Parish in Quincy →
governingBody	Unitarian Universalist Association →
hasBurial	Abigail Adams → John Adams → John Quincy Adams → Louisa Catherine Adams →
hasDome	yes →
hasFunction	active parish church →
hasPortico	classical portico with columns →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark of the United States → property contributing to a historic district →
locatedIn	Massachusetts → Norfolk County, Massachusetts → Quincy, Massachusetts →
locatedNear	Quincy City Hall →
materialUsed	granite →
nickname	Church of the Presidents →
notableFeature	Adams family crypt → Greek Revival interior details → granite façade →
NRHPReferenceNumber	70000738 →
NRHPStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark →
openForTours	yes →
originalCongregationFoundedInYear	1639 →
partOf	Quincy Center Historic District →
primaryBuildingMaterial	Quincy granite →
religiousAffiliation	Unitarian Universalism →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	historic interpretation → religious services → tourist visits →
yearCompleted	1828 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abigail Adams → John Quincy Adams → Louisa Catherine Adams →	burialPlace
Church of the Presidents ("United First Parish Church") → Church of the Presidents ("United First Parish Church in Quincy") →	alsoKnownAs
Church of the Presidents ("First Parish Church of Quincy") → United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts ("First Parish in Quincy") →	foundedAs
Adams family crypt ("National Historic Landmark (via United First Parish Church)") →	hasHeritageDesignation
Quincy ("United First Parish Church, Quincy") →	hasHistoricSite
Quincy Center ("United First Parish Church") →	isLocatedNear
Adams family crypt ("sanctuary of United First Parish Church") →	locatedBelow
Adams family crypt ("United First Parish Church") →	locatedIn
John Quincy Adams Birthplace ("United First Parish Church (Quincy, Massachusetts)") →	nearby
Adams family crypt ("United First Parish Church") →	ownedBy