Newtonville Historic District
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The Newtonville Historic District is a historic district
in the village of Newtonville
, in Newton, Massachusetts
. Its original boundaries were roughly Highland Avenue, Walnut Street, Otis Street, and Lowell Avenue. On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
and on February 16, 1990 its boundaries were increased to include Birch Hill Road, Highland Avenue, Lowell Avenue and Otis Street as well as Walnut Street to Washington Street.
The Claflin School
located in the district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in its own right.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in the village of Newtonville
Newtonville, Massachusetts
Newtonville is a village of Newton, Massachusetts.Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School, one of the city's two high schools. Also located in Newtonville is the MBTA Commuter Rail train station, which is serviced by the buses 59, 553, 554, and 556....
, 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:...
. Its original boundaries were roughly Highland Avenue, Walnut Street, Otis Street, and Lowell Avenue. On September 4, 1986, it was added to 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...
and on February 16, 1990 its boundaries were increased to include Birch Hill Road, Highland Avenue, Lowell Avenue and Otis Street as well as Walnut Street to Washington Street.
The Claflin School
Claflin School
Claflin School, a former public elementary school, is located at 110-112 Washington Park, Newtonville, Massachusetts, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1984.-National Register listing:*Claflin School...
located in the district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in its own right.
Contributing properties
Contributing properties in the district include:- Church of the Open Word (Newton, Massachusetts)
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Newton, Massachusetts)First Church of Christ, Scientist (Newton, Massachusetts)The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1940, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 391 Walnut Street on the corner of Otis Street in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts. It was designed in the redbrick Colonial Revival style by Densmore,...
- Masonic Building (Newton, Massachusetts)