National Register of Historic Places

Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building

Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 2, 1976
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
76002137

About this property

The Newton Railroad Stations Historic District in Newton, Massachusetts is composed of three geographically separate historic railroad stations and one baggage/express building on the former Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch, which was converted to MBTA Green Line D branch in 1959. The four buildings in Newton are the only extant stations of thirteen designed by H.H. Richardson and his successors Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge in Allston/Brighton, Newton, and Brookline for the Boston and Albany's Newton Circuit between 1881 and 1894. Most originally had their grounds designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, but none of the landscaping has survived. On March 25, 1976, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building.

Location

1897 Washington St., 18 Station Ave., 80 and 50 Union St.
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.33024, -71.22270

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When was Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building listed on the National Register?

Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building?

Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building?

The period of significance for Woodland, Newton Highlands, and Newton Centre Railroad Stations, and Baggage and Express Building is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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