Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Newton Centre is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street, Centre Street, and Langley Road. It is the largest downtown area among all the villages of Newton, and serves as a large upscale shopping destination for the western suburbs of Boston. The Newton City Hall and War Memorial is located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, [1] and the Newton Free Library is located at 330 Homer Street in Newton Centre. The Newton Centre station of the MBTA Green Line "D" branch is located on Union Street.

Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Village
Union Street
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
CityNewton
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
02459
Area code(s)617

Education

K-12 Education
  • The Wellan Montessori School is a private school located at 80 Crescent Street in Newton Centre.
  • Mason-Rice Elementary School is a public elementary school operated by Newton Public Schools located at 149 Pleasant Street.

Colleges and universities
  • The Boston College Law School campus, which includes undergraduate housing, is located on Centre Street at the Newton Centre-Newton Corner line.
  • Andover Newton Theological School, now the Andover Newton Seminary, is a private graduate institution associated with the Yale Divinity School located on Herrick Rd.
  • Hebrew College is also located on Herrick Road in Newton Centre.
  • Mount Ida College of UMass Amherst is located on Dedham Street, approximately three miles from Newton Centre. Mount Ida includes undergraduate housing and is widely known for its Veterinary Technologist Program.

Historic pictorial map
1897 Newton Centre bird's eye view

See also

References
  1. "Newton City Hall 1000 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA City Government-Executive Offices - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.



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