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John Quincy Adams House Tour

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" Our tour -- this morning at Seattle's mansion as Caroline county assistant -- yes service -- hi Carol. Not too many visitors to Boston know that we have treasures like the abstentions."

" You know this is one of -- treasures here and Wednesday it -- the home -- the old house to our second -- ex presidents of the United States John John Quincy Adams and there's over -- 140 years of history. It also served as the summertime White House through both floors president so it's a pretty special place it's a magnificent house at -- places. Originally when John and Abigail moved into the house there were a total of six -- to it today 121 so would."

" Growth that we may -- C three of their sharp tax cuts."

" A beautiful front door. Does it just bothers part of the original 1731. On top of the old house -- ask you to take off your shows what we're inside sure -- You're older delicate place yes -- Beautiful staircase. Yes it is and we're carrying on the tradition that was started by drugs -- the last generations living here detours don't -- up the stairs because he requested that only family members used a staircase -- us. And this is the end of the front parlor yes we're going -- get the front parlor. Well panel the world woodworking your support is all aren't isn't it yes let's and that's what I expect all the -- roll it. -- original builder brought -- and it seventeenth and Santo Domingo mahogany. Everywhere including the crown -- one's feelings. Very earliest known floor to ceiling paneling in the United States is that those little bit dark -- a lot about the history of the room. Well job and a big elm golden house they felt it was a little bit dark -- and -- to take care of that they added a window on either side of the fireplace to bring more light into the world beautiful now a white washed away and I watched it right and a little bit. But their grandson -- very thankful. Brought it back to the original Santo Domingo mahogany has seen today and he restored back in the nineteenth century yet 1860 about and it cost of 285. Dollars which you said was a very expensive -- Big effect yes. -- the room and the others in the original dining rooms in the house. This is than dining room in the home and it's really reflection of four generations of the Addams Family takes skylights. We have originally out of -- and mahogany table that you would have used in the paneled room how beautiful that would look yes. And and the fourth generation had to decouple -- board. Beautiful piece yeah yeah. And then we have to third generations taste -- it edition of the terracotta fireplace which is probably 186 Peterson is not. And then finally John Adams -- use. Calling a place of honor above the fireplace this painting was originally painted bike Gilbert Stuart whose daughter was also one -- And genetic copy and a father's painting a Hamas and thanks you're today and this was the last -- that was ever painted and John Adams at the age of 88 very talented. And the architecture of the room is pretty simple -- residence next long him. The -- called -- school -- because it extends the length of the house if you had a built in 1800 and she more or less doubled the size of the home."

" I think it's about thirty but yes a large room yes very interesting -- most everything in here looks French except through this piece in the corner."

" This particular pieces are -- chair and was brought into the house by Charles Francis Adams you can city original selling box on the top of it and this is where the pin -- as and it's all one piece."

" Is it like it but it's a very formal reverse presidential business is quite beautiful. It is they get on the French."

" Furniture and John Adams served as our ambassador or ministers to the Netherlands and that he. Purchasers furniture and second hand while -- resolving their furnaces can --"

" And the room is beautifully detailed what a wonderful mantelpiece with -- of carved -- and that's. Of course it's a similar situation to what we have our little house in the estimation is actually goes away from the wall that the foot pile master on the mantelpiece itself is built out. And what's great an elaborate chair rail molding you've got. Wonderful room Carolina is the house open all around no it's not as open April 19 November 10 or there is at least very special thanks for the tour my pleasure."

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