Built in 1870 (Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1986 · category: Building · built in 1870, Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newton, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Lightning | West Newton | 1 hurt | A 62-year old woman was struck by lightning. She endured a side flash after lightning struck a tree near her. She was alert and breathing at the scene but was transported to a hospital for further evaluation. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Newton | $10,500 | In Newton, a tree was down on a car near 1750 Commonwealth Avenue. Also, a tree was down on a house at 111 Prospect Street. A tree was down on Park Drive. A tree was down on Adams Street at Wiltshire Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Newton | $8,000 | In West Newton, a tree was down on a car on Columbus Place. In the Waban section of western Newton, a tree fell onto a house on Larch Street. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $7,000 | A utility pole on Wyman Street was downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Newton | $5,000 | In Newton, urban flooding caused two cars to have to be removed from flood waters near 100 Walnut Street. Also, Adams Street was flooded and impassable from Watertown Street (Route 16) to Cottage Court. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $5,000 | A tree was downed onto a house on Glastonbury Oval. |
| July 2012 | Flood | Newton | $5,000 | In Newton, a 20 foot stretch of Beacon Street was flooded with 1 foot of water. Also, Route 9 at the Parker Street underpass was flooded with 6 to 12 inches of water. Route 9 westbound near the Chestnut Hill Mall was flooded with 10 to 12 inches of water. In Natick, Speen Street near the Natick Mall was flooded with a foot of water. A few cars stalled out in the water. |
| August 2011 | Flood | West Newton | $5,000 | After receiving two to three inches of rain with Tropical Storm Irene, the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street was impassable due to flooding in Newton. A car was stuck in flood waters on Commonwealth Avenue. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $1,300 | In Newton, a tree was down blocking Lewis Terrace at Washington Street. A second tree and wires were down in the same area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $800 | In Newton, a tree was down on wires on Fairway Dr. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton | $700 | In Newton, a tree and power lines were down on Highland Avenue. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Newton | $500 | In Newton, there was a tree down on Henshaw Terrace. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Newton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Newton | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is reproduced in full on its own page, word for word and never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
The whole case file for this property - 971 words, 7 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 86001798, 7 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001798 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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