Webster Park Historic District, Newton

Name: Webster Park Historic District
Address: Newton, United States

#175 among attractions in Newton

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The Webster Park Historic District is a residential historic district in Newton, Massachusetts, encompassing a very early residential subdivision designed by nationally known landscape architect Alexander Wadsworth and laid out in 1844. The district includes Webster Park, a lozenge-shaped park, along with a collection of houses flanking the park and extending eastward along Webster Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ()

Coordinates: 42°20'58"N, 71°13'46"W

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Newton (West Newton)Newton United States

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Webster Park 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, Second Church in Newton.

1.1 miS
Golf
Brae Burn Country Club, Newton
29 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.
0.7 miSW
Church
Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, Newton
18 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.
~540 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Newton
3 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.
~1190 ftSE
Church
Second Church in Newton, Newton
6 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.
~1210 ftNE
Park
House at 3 Davis Avenue, Newton
6 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.
1.2 miE
42°21'6"N • 71°12'24"W
The Paint Bar, Newton
30 min walk • Museum, Nightlife, Paint and pottery studios
1 miW
42°20'49"N • 71°14'57"W
Turtle Lane Playhouse, Newton
27 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1610 ftNE
Italianate architecture
House at 15 Davis Avenue, Newton
8 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.
~880 ftE
42°20'57"N • 71°13'34"W
Artitudes, Newton
5 min walk • Museum, Shopping
0.9 miW
Greek Revival architecture
House at 307 Lexington Street, Newton
24 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.
~1040 ftN
Cemetery
West Parish Burying Ground, Newton
6 min walk • The West Parish Burying Ground, also known as the River Street Burying Ground or River Street Cemetery, is a cemetery located at River and Cherry streets in West Newton, Massachusetts, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Webster Park Historic District?

Nearby attractions include First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Newton (3 min walk), Artitudes, Newton (5 min walk), West Parish Burying Ground, Newton (6 min walk), Second Church in Newton, Newton (6 min walk).

How to get to Webster Park Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Webster Park Historic District:

Train

West Newton (4 min walk)
Auburndale (28 min walk)

Bus

Walnut St @ Prospect St • Lines: 59 (33 min walk)
791 Walnut St • Lines: 59 (40 min walk)

Light rail

Woodland • Lines: D (35 min walk)
Riverside • Lines: D (37 min walk)