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United First Parish Church

Alexander Parris · 1828

The Quincy, Massachusetts church, built in 1828, where Abigail Adams is buried in the family crypt.

Abigail Adams is buried in the family crypt beneath this church alongside her husband and son.

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Exterior of a granite church with a columned front portico, a pediment, and a square clock tower topped by a white columned cupola with a gold dome and weathervane. Large green trees stand to the right, and a silver car is parked at the left. — United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts, built 1828, architect Alexander Parris.

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United First Parish Church is a Unitarian Universalist church in Quincy, Massachusetts. The current stone building was constructed in 1828, designed by Alexander Parris and built by stonecutter Abner Joy, with funding from the Adams family. It holds the burial crypt of John Adams, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Louisa Catherine Adams.

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