Visits to Presidential Sites

6th President, 1825 - 1829 John Quincy Adams sites visited:   Peacefield was owned by four generations of Adams, starting with John Quincy's father, John Adams. John and Abigail bought the property in 1788. John Quincy was Secretary of State from 1817-1825 during Monroe's Presidency. He then ran for President against three other Republicans. With no clear winner, the House of Representatives chose John Quincy for President. He took the oath of office on a book of constitutional law rather than a Bible. And his father, John, lived long enough to see his son elected President. Unfortunately, John Quincy lost his re-election to Andrew Jackson. But then, unique so far to all former Presidents, John Quincy ran for the House of Representatives in 1830 and served for 17 years, until his death.  He had a stroke on the house floor and died two days later. The place where his desk stood is forever memorialized in Statuary Hall, which once was the House Chamber in Washington D.C. His sta...

2nd President, 1797 - 1801 John Adams sites visited:   John and Abigail bought "Peacefield" in 1787.  After their deaths, the estate remained in the family until 1946 when it was donated to the Federal Government. It became the Adams National Historic Site and you can find it at 135 Adams Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. Adams was the first Vice President and served two terms, 1789-1797. We found these items at a Vice President exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some Adams in the White House. The first President to live in the White House also has his statue in the City of Presidents, Rapid City, South Dakota. The second floor of Faneuil Hall in Boston was used as a town hall before and during the Revolution. John is honored there but the room is currently under re-construction. The Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston is magnificent and one of our favorite capitols. They remember John Adams. Near the United First Parish Church in Quincy there are s...