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Newton Centre: 124: Newton Upper Falls Historic District: Newton Upper Falls Historic District: September 4, 1986 : Roughly bounded by Boylston, Elliot, and Oak Sts., and the Charles River: Newton Upper Falls: 125
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.
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.
Newton: Newton: Closed in April 1959. 8.1 Newtonville: 9.5 West Newton: 10.5 Auburndale: 10.9 Riverside: Closed October 27, 1977. Former junction with Highland branch and Newton Lower Falls Branch. 12.7 Wellesley: Wellesley Farms: 13.5 Wellesley Hills: 14.8 Wellesley Square: Originally Wellesley. 16.2 Lake Crossing 17.7 Natick: Natick Center
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.
Newton Corner — centered on the intersection of Centre Street, Washington Street and the Massachusetts Turnpike; Newton Highlands — centered on the intersections of Centre Street, Walnut Street and Lincoln Street; Newton Lower Falls — the only Village located largely outside of Massachusetts Route 128
[12] [13] Around 1845, the inhabitants of Newton Lower Falls and Newton Upper Falls requested that the B&W extend a branch to the two villages. The railroad was amenable to the proposal and ordered a survey. [14] By 1846, the railroad approved plans to build a branch to Lower Falls. [15] The Newton Lower Falls Branch opened on January 18, 1847.
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 ]