Alpheus Quicy (1774–1875) was an American stonemason who built a number of houses and other buildings in Connecticut.
Quicy, whose surname is sometimes misspelled as "Quincy," was a free Black man. He is credited with building various structures around Connecticut in the 1800s, including at least two stone houses in Manchester, CT −- the Trebbe house on East Center Street [1] and the Walter Bunce house on Bidwell Street [2] −- and portions of the Collins Axe Company factory buildings in Canton, CT. [3] The Bunce House, the only private home built by Quicy that is still known to be standing, is part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail. [4] [5]
Quicy and his wife, Joanna, are buried in West Cemetery in Manchester, CT. [6]
The house is of stone and was built about seventy-five years ago by a negro whose name was Quicy, a stone mason, and also one of the first free colored men in this part of the country.
The Walter Bunce House is not important for the people who lived there, but for its builder. The stone house is the only known surviving work of Alpheus Quicy, a black stonemason who was born in Windham in 1774.
...when commencing his first two-story factory, [Samuel Collins] hired two blacks, the Quicy brothers, who quarried all the stone and laid foundations and walls for several years, in company with "a stout gang of good stead black men."
In Manchester, the Walter Bunce House, a large stone home located near Manchester Community College, is one of a few buildings in New England that is recognized as being constructed by an African-American, according to the Amistad Committee. Born in 1774, Alpheus Quincy [sic], a stonemason who built many homes and dams in town, is credited as the home's builder.
Another Manchester site mentioned on the Freedom Trail is the Walter Bunce House on Bidwell Street. Alpheus Quincy [sic], a freeman, constructed this large stone home. The information presented states that Quincy built similar fieldstone buildings around the area, but this house is one of the few dwellings still standing.
Alpheus Quicy (1774–1875) was an American stonemason who built a number of houses and other buildings in Connecticut.
Quicy, whose surname is sometimes misspelled as "Quincy," was a free Black man. He is credited with building various structures around Connecticut in the 1800s, including at least two stone houses in Manchester, CT −- the Trebbe house on East Center Street [1] and the Walter Bunce house on Bidwell Street [2] −- and portions of the Collins Axe Company factory buildings in Canton, CT. [3] The Bunce House, the only private home built by Quicy that is still known to be standing, is part of the Connecticut Freedom Trail. [4] [5]
Quicy and his wife, Joanna, are buried in West Cemetery in Manchester, CT. [6]
The house is of stone and was built about seventy-five years ago by a negro whose name was Quicy, a stone mason, and also one of the first free colored men in this part of the country.
The Walter Bunce House is not important for the people who lived there, but for its builder. The stone house is the only known surviving work of Alpheus Quicy, a black stonemason who was born in Windham in 1774.
...when commencing his first two-story factory, [Samuel Collins] hired two blacks, the Quicy brothers, who quarried all the stone and laid foundations and walls for several years, in company with "a stout gang of good stead black men."
In Manchester, the Walter Bunce House, a large stone home located near Manchester Community College, is one of a few buildings in New England that is recognized as being constructed by an African-American, according to the Amistad Committee. Born in 1774, Alpheus Quincy [sic], a stonemason who built many homes and dams in town, is credited as the home's builder.
Another Manchester site mentioned on the Freedom Trail is the Walter Bunce House on Bidwell Street. Alpheus Quincy [sic], a freeman, constructed this large stone home. The information presented states that Quincy built similar fieldstone buildings around the area, but this house is one of the few dwellings still standing.