Built in 1706, this 18th century mansion, built on land granted to Edmund Quincy in 1635, was home to 4 generations of the family including Dorothy Quincy, the wife of John Hancock. Continue north on Hancock Street to Elm Street. Follow the signs to the Col. Josiah Quincy Homestead. Built in 1770, many prominent figures of the American Revolution visited here. At Marina Bay, the Nantucket Lightship once guarded the Nantucket Shoals.
Tours are available weekends during the summer.
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