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Historic Newton

Name: Historic Newton
Address: 527 Washington Street, Newton, MA, 02458, US
Telephone: +16177961450
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Collects and protects Newton's memories. Visit the Jackson Homestead and the Durant-Kenrick House & Grounds today! to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.

The Jackson Homestead and Museum is located at
527 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02458
617-796-1450
Open Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment. The Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds is located at
286 Waverley Avenue
Newton, MA 02458
617-641-9142
Open Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.

06/23/2026

Our Education Collection is made up of historic artifacts that people can touch and use. There’s about 300 items in the collection, but here’s just three that we were playing with this week. Did you have any of these games or toys growing up?

06/22/2026

If you’re making plans for this weekend, please note that Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds will be open reduced hours due to a private event in the evening. On Saturday, 6/27 the museum will be open from 2-5pm. Visit us then or come back during normal open hours.

06/21/2026

A global leader in women’s reproductive health. A walk for peace from Newton to Washington D.C. A childhood in Argentina during the Peron regime. These are just some of the life experiences of the Newtonians featured in the book “Women of Courage and Conviction”. Join us on Tuesday June 30 at 7pm as the book’s author and three of the featured women share stories of their extraordinary lives. Presented in partnership with Newton at Home. Get tickets at the link in our bio.

06/20/2026

Summer is here, which means the Farmers’ Market is back! We can’t wait to visit our favorite vendors and have our own booth there later this summer. This photo is from around 1984, when the market was located at City Hall.

06/19/2026

On Juneteenth and always we aim to highlight Black history in Newton. In December of 1888, Newton’s celebratory bicentennial dinner was held at the Woodland Park Hotel in Auburndale, operated by famed restaurateur and inventor Joseph Lee. Lee was born into slavery in South Carolina in 1849 and came to Massachusetts shortly after the Civil War, where he opened his first hotel in 1877. He owned and managed the Woodland Park Hotel from 1883 to 1893, and in addition to opening several other notable restaurants, patented automatic bread-kneading and bread-crumbing machines for his commercial kitchen.

06/17/2026

On this day 250 years ago, Newtonians who were eligible to vote unanimously resolved to support the Continental Congress if they decided to declare independence.
Seen here, the text of the resolve reads in part “...in case the Hon. Continental Congress should for the safety of the American Colonies declare them independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain, whether the inhabitants of this town will solemnly engage with their lives and fortunes to support them in the measure, and the vote passed unanimously in the affirmative.”

06/15/2026

Where was the original cold spring located? What films were recorded in the park? Where did high schoolers hold secret parties? Traverse some of the 67 acres of Cold Spring Park as you learn about its origins as Alcock’s Swamp to a source of drinking water, a gravel pit, and a trash dump; proposals to develop it for housing, schools, and a golf course; film locations, and much more! This tour will be led by Friends of Cold Spring Park President Alan Nogee.

Space is limited and registration is required. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register.

06/11/2026

This moment of zen is your reminder that Plant Swap is this Saturday from 10am-12pm. Swap plants, share ideas, and meet your neighbors. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, everyone is welcome. Click the link in our bio to learn more about the event and let us know you plan to attend.

06/08/2026

It’s National Best Friends Day! 18-year-old Waldo Henry of Newton – one of the boys probably wearing a band uniform here – enjoys a June day with friends in this photograph taken in 1890. Waldo’s father, John Q. Henry, was a merchant and Newton council member with a deep interest in music, serving as president of the Newton Musical Association and as a member of the Handel & Haydn society.

06/07/2026

An important piece of q***r history stands on an island in the middle of Chestnut Street in West Newton. The sculptor Anne Whitney, born in 1821 in Watertown, originally designed this fountain known as the “Child with Calla Lily Leaves” for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. An ardent supporter of women’s rights and racial equality, Whitney shared a lifelong relationship with fellow artist Abby Adeline Manning, sharing the kind of visible, cohabiting relationship between women then known as a “Boston marriage.” Whitney and Manning are interred together in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Whitney’s fountain, which was gifted to the city of Newton in 1903 in memory of Chestnut Street resident Catherine Porter Lambert, was recently restored through a partnership between neighbors and the Newton Parks & Recreation Department.

Address

527 Washington Street
Newton, MA
02458

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16177961450

Website

https://www.newtonma.gov/government/historic-newton, https://www.newtonma.gov/government/historic-newton/events/walking-

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