John Adams School, Weymouth

Name: John Adams School
Address: Weymouth, United States

#9 among attractions in Weymouth

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The John Adams School is a historic school building in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival/Italianate school building was built in 1855, on the site of Weymouth's first school building. It is Weymouth's oldest surviving school building. It is 2+1⁄2 stories tall, with a front-facing gable roof that has a bracketed gable. The main facade is three bays wide, with windows that have bracketed surrounds, and a pair of entrances with bracketed cornices above. ()

Built: 1855 (169 years ago)Coordinates: 42°13'45"N, 70°56'40"W

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Weymouth (East Weymouth)Weymouth United States

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John Adams School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abigail Adams House, Great Esker Park, Fore River Bridge, Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park.

~1250 ftN
42°13'57"N • 70°56'44"W
Abigail Adams House, Weymouth
7 min walk • Historical place, Museum
0.9 miNE
Park
Great Esker Park, Weymouth
22 min walk • Great Esker Park consists mostly of a geological formation known as an esker formed by a glacier 12,000 years ago. It is along the Weymouth Back River in Weymouth and across the river from Bare Cove Park in Hingham.
1.6 miNW
Bridge
Fore River Bridge, Weymouth
41 min walk • The Fore River Bridge spans the Weymouth Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. The total length of the bridge including the approaches is 2,216 feet.
1.5 miSE
42°12'57"N • 70°55'21"W
Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park, Weymouth
38 min walk • View point, Park
0.9 miSE
Universities and schools
Jefferson School, Weymouth
24 min walk • The Jefferson School is a historic school at 200 Middle Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The Queen Anne style school was designed by Shepard S. Woodcock and was built in 1889. The four-room schoolhouse is a variant of the Washington School, built in 1887.