What you get
About History Museum on the Square
The History Museum on the Square explores Quincy and Adams County’s history through permanent and rotating exhibits. Visitors can see displays on early settlers, the City of Refuge, and the Underground Railroad, alongside a Stained Glass Gallery featuring works by Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum also presents a special exhibit on Prohibition in Quincy and an outdoor Sculpture Garden with architectural remnants. It is housed in a Richardsonian Romanesque building completed in 1888.
On the coast
Serving Quincy, IL
The History Museum on the Square explores Quincy and Adams County’s history through permanent and rotating exhibits. Visitors can see displays on early settlers, the City of Refuge, and the Underground Railroad, alongside a Stained Glass Gallery featuring works by Frank Lloyd Wright. The museum also presents a special exhibit on Prohibition in Quincy and an outdoor Sculpture Garden with architectural remnants. It is housed in a Richardsonian Romanesque building completed in 1888.