Newton Highlands (MBTA station)
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Newton Highlands is a surface-level rapid transit
station located in Newton, Massachusetts
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959.
The first station at this site opened in 1852 on the Charles River Railroad. The 1880s Boston and Albany Railroad
depot building, designed by H. H. Richardson
in collaboration with landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted
, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 3, 1976, and is part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District
.
The station's interior, occupied by an auto parts store for years, is being renovated and is partially occupied by the office of periodontist Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D., P.C. The station is accessible (although not shown on the latest map) via lifts because the station has standard at-grade platforms.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station located in Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...
on the Green Line "D" Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
. Like the other surface level stations on the "D" Branch, it opened on July 4, 1959.
The first station at this site opened in 1852 on the Charles River Railroad. The 1880s Boston and Albany Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad
The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight...
depot building, designed by H. H. Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
in collaboration with landscape architect
Landscape architect
A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes direction of a landscape, garden, or distinct space. The professional practice is known as landscape architecture....
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...
, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 3, 1976, and is part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District
Newton Railroad Stations Historic District
The Newton Railroad Stations Historic District in Newton, Massachusetts is composed of three geographically separate historic railroad stations on the old Boston and Albany Railroad's Riverside or Highland Branch, which is today's MBTA Green Line "D" Branch. It also includes the baggage and express...
.
The station's interior, occupied by an auto parts store for years, is being renovated and is partially occupied by the office of periodontist Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D., P.C. The station is accessible (although not shown on the latest map) via lifts because the station has standard at-grade platforms.