National Register of Historic Places

Working Boys Home

Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
September 3, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001898

About this property

The Working Boys Home is a historic orphanage building at 333 Nahanton Street in Newton, Massachusetts. The four story Romanesque brick building was designed by church architects constructed William H. and John A. McGinty, and built in 1896. The building follows a rough H pattern, with a seven-story tower at the right front. The building's walls are red brick, with granite trim elements. The roof is slate, with copper flashing and two coppered cupolas. The building cost $300,000 to build, a large sum for the time, and very nearly bankrupted the organization, which provided housing for homeless boys in exchange for a share of their wages. The facility was managed by the Xaverian Brothers until the 1970s. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The property is now the campus of the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center.

Location

333 Nahanton St.
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.29986, -71.20435

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Working Boys Home listed on the National Register?

Working Boys Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Working Boys Home?

Working Boys Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Working Boys Home?

The period of significance for Working Boys Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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