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Adams Academy
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Front of the Academy building
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| Location: | 8 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| Built: | 1869 |
| Architect: | Ware & Van Brunt |
| Architectural style: | Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Other |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74000379 |
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| Added to NRHP: | September 6, 1974[1] |
| Designated NHL: | April 19, 1994[2] |
Adams Academy was a school that opened in 1872 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. John Adams, the second President of the United States, had many years before established the Adams Temple and School Fund. This fund gave 160 acres (0.65 km2) of land to the people of Quincy in trust. His objective for the money was to build a school in honor of his friends John Hancock and Josiah Quincy, who, like Adams, lived in the town of Quincy, Massachusetts.
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The school was modeled after its football rivals, Phillips Academy and Phillips Exeter Academy. There was a strong emphasis placed on the classics, and Adams students were prepared to attend Harvard. However, due to lack on enrollment, Adams Academy was closed in 1908.[3]
The academy's granite and brick building, designed by Henry Van Brunt and William Robert Ware, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.[2][4] It is located at 8 Adams Street in Quincy and is home to the Quincy Historical Society.
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