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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley , where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located.
a Chestnut Hill Zip Code 02467 extends into Brookline. There are two non-contiguous parts of Newton in this Zip Code but they are joined together by the Brookline part. b Nonantum does not have its own Zip Code. It uses Newton 02458, which is for Newton Corner. Historic Place listings for Nonantum are assigned to Newton Corner.
The Newton Lower Falls Historic District encompasses the historic colonial village center of Newton Lower Falls, on the west side of Newton, Massachusetts. This area lies north of Washington Street, along Concord and Grove Streets, between Washington and Hagar Streets. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The City of Newton, Massachusetts consists of thirteen officially recognized villages. Like most Massachusetts villages, the villages of Newton do not have any legal representation, and exist mostly for cultural reasons. Most Newtonian villages contain a downtown center, a post office, and a unique zip code. [1]
It lies at the western end of Newton near the intersection of interstate highways 90 and 95. It is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90). Auburndale is surrounded by three other Newton villages (West Newton, Waban, and Newton Lower Falls) as well as the city of Waltham and the Charles River.
The church, built in 1813–14 and restyled in 1838, is the oldest church in Newton, and is a fine example of Gothic Revival/Federal style architecture. [3] The cemetery, which dates from 1812, [ 4 ] is the oldest non-government-owned cemetery in Newton. [ 5 ]
Washington Street was from the early days a major east-west road. The railroad was constructed alongside it, opening in West Newton in 1834, which became a stop on the Boston and Albany line. Coaches connected West Newton to Waltham to the north and Newton Lower Falls to the south. The availability of transport spurred development of the area.
A 2001 article in the Boston Globe speculated that it is a blend of Italian and some World War II code, but others have seen similarities to Angloromani or Italian Romany slang. In the late 1800s and early 1900s natives of Castelvenere , a town and comune in the Province of Benevento , Campania region, Italy, settled in Nonantum, the first ...