Oak Hill, Massachusetts
Encyclopedia
Oak Hill is one of thirteen villages of the city of Newton
in Middlesex County
, Massachusetts
, USA
.
known since the mid-17th century as Oak Hill, and one of the seven principal elevations of Newton (the others being Nonantum Hill
, Waban Hill
, Chestnut Hill
, Bald Pate Hill, Institution Hill, and Mount Ida
).
One of the last villages to be developed in Newton, Oak Hill is unique in that it has no significant shopping center or post office.
Oak Hill Park
, a post-World War II
subdivision built on a gravel quarry for the returning GI's and once described as a sort of "Levittown" is sometimes considered to be a separate neighborhood from Newton.
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:...
in Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge* Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Longfellow National Historic Site* Lowell National Historical Park* Minute Man National Historical Park* Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History and geography
This village is situated on a landformLandform
A landform or physical feature in the earth sciences and geology sub-fields, comprises a geomorphological unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography...
known since the mid-17th century as Oak Hill, and one of the seven principal elevations of Newton (the others being Nonantum Hill
Nonantum, Massachusetts
Nonantum is one of the thirteen villages of Newton, Massachusetts, also known as Silver Lake or The Lake. The lake in question was filled with construction rubble and built over from the 1930s into the late 1950s. The neighborhood kids cleared the snow each winter and played hockey on it through...
, Waban Hill
Waban, Massachusetts
Waban is one of the thirteen villages of Newton, Massachusetts, an affluent suburban city approximately seven miles from downtown Boston.-Origin of name:Waban was named for Waban, the first Massachusett Indian converted to Christianity, in 1646...
, Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of...
, Bald Pate Hill, Institution Hill, and Mount Ida
Mount Ida College
Mount Ida College is a private college in Newton, Massachusetts offering professional undergraduate and graduate degrees.-History:The Mount Ida School for Girls was a private all-female high school founded in 1899 by George Franklin Jewett, named after the hill on which it was located in Newton...
).
One of the last villages to be developed in Newton, Oak Hill is unique in that it has no significant shopping center or post office.
Oak Hill Park
Oak Hill Park
Oak Hill Park is a residential subdivision located in the Oak Hill village of Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Oak Hill Park is shown as a separate and distinct village on some city maps...
, a post-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
subdivision built on a gravel quarry for the returning GI's and once described as a sort of "Levittown" is sometimes considered to be a separate neighborhood from Newton.
Education
Oak Hill is home to several schools, including:- Newton South High SchoolNewton South High SchoolNewton South High School is one of two public high schools in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, the other being Newton North.-Mission statement:Newton South High School, a community of students, parents, faculty, and staff,...
, on Brandeis Road - Oak Hill Middle School, on Wheeler Road
- Charles E. Brown Middle SchoolCharles E. Brown Middle SchoolCharles E. Brown Middle School is a public Junior High School in Newton, Massachusetts. As of 2007, total number of enrollments numbered 664 while teachers numbered 63, bringing the student/teacher ratio to 10.6 whereas elsewhere in the state is averaged at 10.0...
, on Meadowbrook Road - Memorial Spaulding Elementary School, on Brookline Street