Auburndale, Massachusetts
- Auburndale, Massachusetts
Auburndale is one of the 13 villages of Newton, Massachusetts. It lies at the western end of Newton near the intersection of interstate highways 90 and 95, and is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Auburndale is surrounded by three other Newton villages (West Newton, Waban, and Newton Lower Falls) as well as the towns of Waltham and Weston. Auburndale is the home of Williams and Burr elementary schools, as well as [http://www.lasell.edu/ Lasell College] . Auburndale Square is the location of the Auburndale branch of the Newton Free Library, the Turtle Lane Playhouse, and many small businesses.
History
The first major settler in the area was William Robinson who built a house in 1678 on what is now Freeman Street. The oldest house in Auburndale stands at 473 Auburn Street and was built in 1730 by William Robinson. [Historic Auburndale, published by the Auburdale Community Association (1996)]
Auburndale, sometimes billed as ""Auburndale-on-the-Charles"", was the home of Norumbega Park which closed in 1963. The park included rides, a zoo, and boating. The nationally-famous big band venue Totem Pole Ballroom was associated with Norumbega Park and closed in 1964.[ [http://www.norumbegapark.com] Robert F. Pollock] ]National Register historic sites
See "Main Article" List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
Twenty places in Auburndale are on the National Register of Historic Places, as follows
Notable residents
*Howard Zinn
*Jim Muller, M.D.: Co-founder of Voice of the Faithful and winner of the 1985 of the Nobel Peace Prize
Places of Worship
*Corpus Christi and St. Bernard's Parish, 41 Ash Street. [http://www.ccsbparish.org/ www.ccsbparish.org/]
*Episcopal Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Avenue. [http://www.ParishoftheMessiah.org www.ParishoftheMessiah.org] ]
*Temple Reyim , 1860 Washington Street. [http://www.reyim.org/ www.reyim.org] ]
*United Parish of Auburndale, 64 Hancock Street. [http://www.upanewtonma.org www.upanewtonma.org]
ee also
*List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
References
External links
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