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  2. Solomon Nightengale House - Wikipedia

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    The Solomon Nightengale House (or "Nightingale") was a historic house at 429 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Cape style house was built c. 1820 by Solomon Nightengale, whose family had owned the land since the 18th century. It had a four-bay facade, with a central chimney and a sheltered entry in the center-left ...

  3. Quincy Quarries Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The "Granite Railway" was designed and built by railway pioneer Gridley Bryant and began operations on October 7, 1826. [3] The granite from these quarries became famous throughout the nation, and stone cutting quickly became Quincy's principal economic activity.

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  5. Granite Trust Company - Wikipedia

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    The Granite Trust Company building stands prominently in Quincy's downtown, at the southeast corner of Hancock and Chestnut Streets. The ten-story structure is faced in limestone and granite, and consists of a large base three stories in height, from which the central tower rises, the topmost levels stepped back in size from the intermediate ones.

  6. Here's why Granite Links' lease extension has been withdrawn ...

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    QUINCY − The operator of the Granite Links golf course has withdrawn its request for a 99-year extension of its lease on public land in West Quincy. The lease extension was first proposed to the ...

  7. Faith Lutheran Church (Quincy, Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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    Faith Lutheran Church, formerly known as Salem Lutheran Church, is a historic church at 199 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.The church was built in 1894 to serve a growing congregation of Scandinavians who had come to Quincy to work in its granite quarries.

  8. Quincy, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Quincy granite became famous throughout the nation, and stonecutting became the city's principal economic activity. Quincy was also home to the first iron furnace in the United States, the John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site (also known as Braintree Furnace), from 1644 to 1653. Quincy, Massachusetts, oil on canvas, Childe Hassam, 1892

  9. House at 92 Willard Street - Wikipedia

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    The house is located in West Quincy, near its famous granite quarries, and was built in the 1830s. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story structure, fashioned out of granite blocks, with a gable roof. A single-story hip-roofed porch once wrapped around two sides; it was an early 20th-century addition that has since been removed.