The East End encompasses the expansive area between 12th and 24th Streets, from Maine Street to State Street. You’ve experienced some of the grandeur within the driving tour portion-- now enjoy paving your way through our meticu- lously tended avenues. We’ve featured a total of 18 homes showing off a variety of styles, but you’ll spot a hundred more you’ll adore. Street parking is easy & free in this quiet residential neighborhood. You’re wel- come to park at The Quincy Museum (#3 below) ~it’s a magnificent masterpiece we encourage you to tour. 18-POINT MAP NEXT PAGE > > > > LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
NEWCOMB-STILLWELL MANSION / 1601 MAINE Now The Quincy Museum / 217.224.7669 / thequincymuseum.org > 20K sq-ft home built for Richard Newcomb, president of Quincy Paper Co. > Originally housed a wine cellar & bowling alley in the basement > Newcomb was one of four millionaires in Quincy at the time of his death in 1904; the mansion was passed to his daughter Elizabeth Stillwell
1 890 / RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE /ERNEST WOOD & HARVEY CHATTEN arch
3
4
WILLIAM WARFIELD HOUSE / 1626 MAINE
> Built for wholesale grocer, William Warfield > Stone imported from Minnesota,with decorative terra cotta ornament molded and fired near Chicago > Inspiration for the Newcomb Mansion built four years later
1886 / RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE & QUEEN ANNE / J. LYMAN SYLSBEE arch
P 10
Made with FlippingBook - PDF hosting