Newtonville, Massachusetts

History

The Star Market on Austin Street (briefly renamed "Shaw's") was one of the first projects in the country to acquire air rights for construction; the supermarket is built over the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Geography

Newtonville is bordered by four other villages. Nonantum to the north, Newton Corner to the east, Newton Centre to the south, and West Newton to the west. Although Newton City Hall is located in Newton Centre, its property is contiguous with the border of Newtonville.

Arts and culture

Sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:

• Church of the Open Word
• Claflin School
• First Church of Christ, Scientist
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts
• Masonic Building
• Newtonville Historic District
• Washington Park Historic District (Newton, Massachusetts)
• Celia Thaxter House

Education

Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School, one of the city's two high schools, and Cabot Elementary School, one of the largest elementary schools in the city. The southern part of the village is home to Bullough's Pond and the Johnny Kelley Statue, marking the beginning of Heartbreak Hill for runners in the Boston Marathon.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Newtonville is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike, connecting it to neighboring villages in Newton and downtown Boston.

The village is served by the MBTA Commuter Rail's Framingham/Worcester Line at Newtonville station, and by MBTA bus.

Notable people==

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• Alice Standish Allen (1907–2002), first female engineering geologist in North America
• Sheldon Brown (1944–2008), bicycle mechanic, technical expert and author
• William Claflin (1818–1905), 27th Governor of Massachusetts
• Charles Jay Connick (1875-1945), painter and designer of stained glass
• Julian Eltinge (born William Julian Dalton; 1881–1941), actor
• Elisha Gray (1835-1901), inventor
• Josephine Hull (1877–1957), actress, Academy Award winner
• Warren Huston (1913–1999), professional baseball player
• Kurt Lewin (1890–1947), philosopher, "founder of social psychology"
• Lillie Eginton Warren (1859–1926), educator, author, school founder, inventor of Expression Reading

References

References

1. "Our Story".