Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District, Newton

Name: Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District
Address: Newton, United States

#118 among attractions in Newton

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Facts and practical information

The Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a historic center of the African-American community in West Newton, Massachusetts. The district includes all of Curve Street, where the Myrtle Baptist Church is located, as well as a few properties on adjacent Auburn and Prospect Streets. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. ()

Built: 1874 (150 years ago)Coordinates: 42°20'48"N, 71°14'5"W

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Newton (West Newton)Newton United States

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Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brae Burn Country Club, Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, United Parish of Auburndale.

0.9 miS
Golf
Brae Burn Country Club, Newton
23 min walk • Brae Burn Country Club is a golf course located in West Newton, Massachusetts. Designed by Donald Ross, Brae Burn has hosted seven USGA Championships, including the 1919 U.S. Open, and 1928 U.S. Amateur. Brae Burn is most noted for its diabolical greens, and classic layout.
~1940 ftW
Church
Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, Newton
10 min walk • The Episcopal Parish of the Messiah is a family-sized, Anglo-Catholic parish located in the village of Auburndale in Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States. Messiah is in the Charles River Deanery of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
~1980 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Newton
10 min walk • The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton occupies a prominent location at 1326 Washington Street in the heart of the village of West Newton in Newton, Massachusetts.
0.8 miW
Church
United Parish of Auburndale, Newton
20 min walk • United Parish of Auburndale, formerly the Auburndale Congregational Church, is a historic church at 64 Hancock Street in the Auburndale village of Newton, Massachusetts.
0.4 miE
Church
Second Church in Newton, Newton
12 min walk • The Second Church in Newton, United Church of Christ, is located at 60 Highland Street in West Newton, a village of Newton, Massachusetts. This church is rooted in the Congregational denomination, does not require uniformity of belief, and welcomes all visitors.
0.6 miNE
Park
House at 3 Davis Avenue, Newton
15 min walk • The House at 3 Davis Avenue in West Newton, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved modest Italianate residence. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house, three bays wide, with a front-facing gable roof.
0.7 miW
42°20'49"N • 71°14'57"W
Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton
19 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.7 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Winslow–Haskell Mansion, Newton
19 min walk • The Winslow–Haskell Mansion, also known locally as The Castle, is a historic house at 53 Vista Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts. The large Gothic Victorian house was built c. 1870, and enlarged and remodeled in 1882. The early construction included Gothic pointed-arch windows and vergeboard trim.
0.6 miNE
Italianate architecture
House at 15 Davis Avenue, Newton
17 min walk • The House at 15 Davis Avenue in Newton, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved modest Italianate house. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, whose features include paired brackets in the eaves, bracketed lintels above the doors and windows, and paneled corner pilaster strips.
0.5 miNE
42°20'57"N • 71°13'34"W
Artitudes, Newton
12 min walk • Museum, Shopping
0.7 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 307 Lexington Street, Newton
18 min walk • The House at 307 Lexington Street in Newton, Massachusetts, is a well-preserved small-scale Greek Revival house. The 1 ³⁄₄-story wood-frame house was built c. 1860, and has a steeply pitched gable roof with paired gable dormers on the side, and a round-arch window at the top of the gable.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Putnam Street Historic District, Newton (8 min walk), Webster Park Historic District, Newton (9 min walk), Brae Burn Road Historic District, Newton (10 min walk), Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, Newton (10 min walk).

How to get to Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District:

Train

West Newton (6 min walk)
Auburndale (21 min walk)

Light rail

Woodland • Lines: D (27 min walk)
Riverside • Lines: D (29 min walk)

Bus

Riverside • Lines: 558 (29 min walk)
Riverside Bus Station (31 min walk)