Newtonville, Massachusetts
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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.
Newtonville is a predominantly residential neighborhood. It was once served by the now defunct Newton Nexus bus, a free service provided by the city of Newton. Walnut Street could be called the main artery of the village. The urban section of the road is home to restaurants, bakeries, and cafes, several banks, a pet store, multiple fitness centers, and a drycleaner's. The Lizard's Tale, a children's bookstore, is attached to Newtonville Books, the adult section. Newtonville Books is one of the most renowned bookstores in the Metro Boston area. Branching off of Walnut is the Austin Street urban area, which sports a Kabloom Flowers, a Starbucks, and a Goodwill dropoff.
Auburn Street's Shaw's Supermarket, formerly Star Market, was one of the first companies in the country to buy airspace for construction; the supermarket straddles the Mass Pike
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of 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:...
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Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School
Newton North High School
Newton North High School, formerly Newton High School, is the larger and longer-established of two public high schools in Newton, Massachusetts, with about 2,000 students, the other being Newton South High School. It is located in the village of Newtonville...
, 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.
Newtonville is a predominantly residential neighborhood. It was once served by the now defunct Newton Nexus bus, a free service provided by the city of Newton. Walnut Street could be called the main artery of the village. The urban section of the road is home to restaurants, bakeries, and cafes, several banks, a pet store, multiple fitness centers, and a drycleaner's. The Lizard's Tale, a children's bookstore, is attached to Newtonville Books, the adult section. Newtonville Books is one of the most renowned bookstores in the Metro Boston area. Branching off of Walnut is the Austin Street urban area, which sports a Kabloom Flowers, a Starbucks, and a Goodwill dropoff.
Auburn Street's Shaw's Supermarket, formerly Star Market, was one of the first companies in the country to buy airspace for construction; the supermarket straddles the Mass Pike
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge connecting with the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway...
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Historic picture
See also
- Church of the Open Word (Newtonville)Church of the Open Word (Newtonville)The Church of the Open Word is an historic Swedenborgian church building located at 19 Highland Avenue in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts. The congregation was organized in 1860 and a wooden chapel was erected on the rear of this property. The stone Gothic Revival building was...
- Claflin SchoolClaflin SchoolClaflin 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...
- 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,...
- List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
- Masonic Building (Newtonville)Masonic Building (Newtonville)The Masonic Building, located at 296 to 304 Walnut Street and 456 to 460 Newtonville Avenue in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts in the United States, is a historic building built in 1896 as a Masonic Lodge hall. It is a massive four-story redbrick Renaissance-style building...
- Newtonville Historic DistrictNewtonville Historic DistrictThe 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...
- Celia Thaxter HouseCelia Thaxter HouseThe Celia Thaxter House is an historic house at 524 California Street in the village of Newtonville in Newton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1856 and American poet and author Celia Thaxter lived in the house until it was sold in 1880 when she moved to Kittery Point, Maine.The house is a...
- RossRoss (steam automobile company)The Ross was a brass era steam automobile built in Newtonville, Massachusetts from 1906 to 1909.-Louis Ross:Company founder Louis S. Ross gained national fame in the early 1900s racing his Stanley Steamer powered "Wogglebug" race car at Ormond-Daytona Beach. He was one of the first American...
, a steam powered automobile produced in Newtonville from 1906-1909