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- Historic Downtown
- Quincy Museum
- History Museum on The Square
- Villa Kathrine
- John Wood Mansion
- Quincy Art Center
- CLAT Adams Bicentennial Park
- All Wars Museum
- Bill Klingner Trail
- Indian Mounds Park
Using the ceremonious Washington Park as your base I suggest to pass an agreeable couple of hours ambling around Quincy’s historic core. Springing up during the city’s heyday as a center for commerce on the Mississippi are numerous elegant buildings, in styles ranging from Italianate to Richardsonian Romanesque. Downtown is coming through a revital...
Among the magnificent properties in Quincy’s Historic East End District is the handsome Richardsonian Romanesque Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion, which in my opinion is a great place to learn about local history. Built in 1890-91 for Richard F. Newcomb, founder of the Quincy Paper Company, the Quincy Museumhas a facade composed of rough-hewn Berea sandst...
The Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County has recently set up a compelling museum at this fine building on the southwest corner of Washington Park. The History Museumon the Square is in the former Quincy Public Library (1888), in a Romanesque Revival style, from rusticated stone. One striking detail is the imposing, three-story circular tower...
High on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi is something that wouldn’t look out of place in Marrakech or Fes. Villa Kathrine is a Moorish-style courtyard mansion commissioned in 1900 by the wealthy and eccentric Quincy resident W. George Metz who had a taste for Mediterranean architecture. Steeped in legend, the property was purportedly built fo...
The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County also looks after the grand Greek Revival residence for the 12th Governor of Illinois, John Wood (1798-1880). Wood founded both the City of Quincy (1835) and Adams County (1825) and relocated to the mansion in 1837, having previously lived in a two-story log cabin. This monument catches the eye immed...
This not-for-profit art museum can be found in Quincy’s picturesque East End Historic District. Focusing on contemporary Midwestern art, the Quincy Art Center has a history going back to 1923, as well as an exquisite location in a converted carriage house on a large estate. The building of the Quincy Art Centerdates back to 1887 and comprises a mod...
Wedged between the Quincy Bayview Bridge in the north and the Quincy Memorial Bridge in the south is a scenic waterfront park where you can pause to savor the famous river. And as well as giving you that majestic vantage point, the Clat Adams Bicentennial Park is also an apt venue for public events during the summer. There’s a whole series of outdo...
Well worth checking out on the north side of Quincy is the historic Illinois Veterans’ Home. established following the Reconstruction Era. Dating back to 1886, this is one of the oldest, not to mention largest complexes of its kind in the country. Such is its scale that the Illinois Veterans’ Home has often been touted as the “city within the city”...
You don’t have to stray far from Quincy for a true walk in nature. This trail, close to 2.5 miles long, runs west to east from close to Bob Bangert Park by the Mississippi to North 24th Street. Named for a long-serving Park District Engineer, the Bill Klingner Trail leads you through the green corridor that lines Cedar Creek, twisting through Quinc...
This park is set just in from the Mississippi river bank and gives you an absorbing if poignant insight into the Native American heritage of this corner of western Illinois. Along with the neighboring Woodland Cemetery, Indian Mounds Park features some of the best preserved Native American burial mounds to be found anywhere in the United States. Th...
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Feb 28, 2022 · Introduction. Quincy known as "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010. As of July 1, 2015, the Quincy Micropolitan Area had an estimated population of 77,220.
May 20, 2022 · Why Should You Visit Quincy, IL? According to the most recent 2020 population census, the city accommodates almost 39,463 people. In the 19th Century, Quincy excelled in the transportation sector because riverboats and rail service connected the town to several areas west and along the river.
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