Adams Street Shul, Newton

Name: Adams Street Shul
Address: Newton, United States

#33 among attractions in Newton

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Congregation Agudas Achim Anshei Sfard, more commonly known as The Adams Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 168 Adams Street in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1912 for a congregation established in 1911, it is home to Newton's oldest Jewish congregation, and one of the oldest in the region still occupying its original synagogue. Its Romanesque Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1990. ()

Built: 1912 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 42°21'34"N, 71°12'2"W

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Newton (Nonantum)Newton United States

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Adams Street Shul – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jackson Homestead, Evangelical Baptist Church, The Plumbing Museum, Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District.

0.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson Homestead, Newton
11 min walk • The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War.
~1820 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton
9 min walk • The Evangelical Baptist Church is an historic church located at 23 Chapel Street, in the village of Nonantum in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.7 miN
42°22'8"N • 71°11'56"W
The Plumbing Museum, Watertown
17 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~1780 ftSE
Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District, Newton
9 min walk • Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District encompasses a complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings in the Nonantum village of Newton, Massachusetts. It includes four fine examples of brick Gothic Revival architecture: the church, convent, and rectory, as well as Trinity Catholic High School.
0.8 miSW
Church
First Church of Christ, Newton
20 min walk • The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1940, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 391 Walnut Street on the corner of Otis Street in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.5 miSW
Church
Central Congregational Church, Newton
14 min walk • The Central Congregational Church is an historic church building located at 218 Walnut Street, in the village of Newtonville in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.6 miSW
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
16 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios
0.7 miNE
Dam
Watertown Dam, Watertown
18 min walk • The Watertown Dam spans the Charles River 980 feet upstream from the Watertown Bridge near Watertown Square in Watertown, Massachusetts. The dam is located where the Charles River tidal estuary historically ended. Watertown Dam is of Concrete construction, a gravity dam. Its length is 220 feet. Its capacity is 30 acre feet.
1.2 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Boston College - Newton Campus, Newton
31 min walk • The Newton Campus Soccer Field is the on-campus soccer and lacrosse stadium at Boston College in Newton, Massachusetts. The 2,000-seat stadium was built in 1999.
0.5 miE
Italianate architecture
Seth Adams House, Newton
13 min walk • The Seth Adams House is a historic house at 72 Jewett Street, in the Newton Corner village of Newton, Massachusetts. Probably built in the mid-1850s, it is a well-preserved example of Italianate architecture.
0.5 miW
Italianate architecture
Celia Thaxter House, Newton
13 min walk • The Celia Thaxter House is an historic house at 524 California Street in the village of Newtonville in Newton, Massachusetts. The Italianate house was built c. 1856 as the home of Levi Lincoln Thaxter and American poet and author Celia Thaxter.

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Which popular attractions are close to Adams Street Shul?

Nearby attractions include Nonantum, Newton (6 min walk), Our Lady Help of Christians Historic District, Newton (9 min walk), Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton (9 min walk), Jackson Homestead, Newton (11 min walk).

How to get to Adams Street Shul by public transport?

The nearest stations to Adams Street Shul:

Train

Newtonville (15 min walk)

Bus

Galen St @ Boyd St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (20 min walk)
Washington St @ Bacon St • Lines: 502, 504, 57 (20 min walk)