The museum's mission is to "foster an increased awareness and
appreciation of the architectural and design heritage of Quincy, the
Upper Mississippi Valley, and the United States."
The museum opened in 1977 after the Quincy Public Library vacated in
1974. It is a "stone Romanesque Revival style building erected in 1888."
For more information, click here.
The Society collects and preserves documents and other physical objects
related to local history. It also preserves and maintains "the governor John Wood Mansion as a historic and architectural structure."
The Society has created a list of famous residents of the area. The list
includes such names as Mary Astor (one of the top Hollywood leading ladies
from 1920-1964); Paul Tibbets ("August 5, 1945 piloted the B-29 Enola Gay
to Hiroshima"); D. A. Weibring (Pro golfer); Rick Reuschel (pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs, NY Yankees and San Francisco Giants in the 1970's and
80's); Arthur Pitney (one of the founders of the Pitney Bowes Postage Meter
Company which evolved into the global leader in mailing equipment); James
B. Stewart (author, journalist & lawyer); and finally Caren Kemner (two-time
U.S. Olympic volleyball team member).
For more interesting facts about Quincy and the surrounding area, click
here.
The museum, aka the Newcomb House, was built in the 1890's. It is the
Richardson Romanesque Revival Style of architecture. "The Quincy
Museum began as a small museum for Indian artifact in Indian Mounds
Park. As the museum's collections grew, the "Smithsonian Museum took
a special interest in the museum." It "helped to expand ....the Quincy
Museum's "nationally important collection of Indian artifacts and the
natural history collections." By June of 1981, sufficient funds had been
raised to purchase the present building. The museum has received over
a million dollars to "systematically restore the home room by room." For
additional information, click here
Villa Kathrine is a unique example of Mediterranean architecture." It
was built for Quincian George Metz in 1900. It "has been designated as
Quincy's Tourist Information Center."
Page last updated
Thursday, June 19, 2008
There are currently off-campus visitors browsing JWCC.edu.
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