John Adams – Price Undetermined, Peacefield, Quincy, Massachusetts

In 1787, John Adams and his wife, Abigail, bought the property on which Peacefield sits without looking at it first. In Europe on a diplomatic trip, they were looking for a bigger home than their saltbox.  They moved in in 1788 and Abigail was very unhappy about the size of the home with its tiny living spaces and a too-low ceiling. So starting in 1800, she did expansions to the house until it was twice its original size. Now a tourist destination, the items being displayed at Peacefield are mainly artifacts kept over time by four generations of the Adams family who lived there.