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Bradford House

House on the easterly side of Bicknell St. Probably erected by James Bradford prior to 1844. Later owned and occupied by Frank D. Rideout and at present included in the Hodgkinson estate.

Quincy Shore at Germantown

In 1927 Brown and [Stackfield?] purchased this 18 4/10 acres and laid it out into house lots and have erected a number of neat and comfortable Cape Cod cottages here.

School House near the corner of Sea and Palmer Street

The earliest schools at Hough's Neck and Germantown were kept in private houses. In 1831 the town voted to erect a school house 16 x 20 which was erected near the corner of Sea and Palmer streets at a cost of $185.00. It was sold and moved to the southerly corner of Washington and Coddington streets and added to and converted into a dwelling where it remained until 1898 when Coddington Street was widened and the old school building was moved to Woodward Ave. where it remained until 1922 when it was demolished and the land taken into Faxon Field.

Crane School House

In 1838 Mr. Charles A. Brown in a mortgage deed reserved a parcel of land on the town road being a small lot granted to the town of Quincy for a school lot containing 3750 sq. feet. At this time the town erected a school house on this lot and in 1863 this was named the Crane School in honor of Captain  Friend Crane Superintendent of the Sailors' Snug Harbor In 1865 The Sailors' Snug Harbor leased to the town 1/3 acre of land to enlarge the school lot.

The School Committee in its report of 1871 states the number of pupils in this school is 25, ages from 4- 16 years, The studies range from Algebra to the Alphabet. It is a whole school system from the lowest primary to the high school in one. Its teachers must combine the aptitude and attainments of a gentle mother and a learned professor. Such a combination is not common.

In 1874 the Crane School was discontinued and the pupils were transported each day at the expense of the town to the Coddington School. On July 17, 1897 the Crane School house and land were sold at auction and the House was sold to Mr. Charles A Hastings for $171.00. Mr. Hastings moved the building to his estate on Germantown Point and built a stable on the westerly side of the old building which was used as a carriage house. This photo shows the stable and carriage house as it has remained to this day.