First Baptist Church in Newton

The First Baptist Church in Newton was founded in 1788. Its historic building is located at 848 Beacon Street in the village of Newton Centre, in Newton, Massachusetts. On April 15, 1982, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Description: historic Baptist church in Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as: “First Baptist Church” and “Fogg Education Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newton Centre station and Hebrew College.

Newton Centre station

Railway stop

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Newton Centre station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch, located in the Newton Centre village of Newton, Massachusetts. A former commuter rail station, it was converted for light rail use and reopened on July 4, 1959, along with the rest of the line. Newton Centre station is situated 850 feet east of First Baptist Church in Newton.

Hebrew College

College

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Hebrew College is a private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, the college conducts Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational academic environment. Hebrew College is situated 2,400 feet southeast of First Baptist Church in Newton.

Crystal Lake

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Crystal Lake is a 33-acre natural great pond located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its shores, mostly lined with private homes, also host two small parks and a designated swimming area with a bathhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton and Newton Centre.

Newton

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Newton is a city in Massachusetts and a western suburb of Boston. Newton is nicknamed "The Garden City" and is one of Boston's oldest suburbs, settled in 1630.

Newton Centre

Village

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Newton Centre is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street, Centre Street, and Langley Road.

Newton Highlands

Village

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Newton Highlands is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Newton Highlands Historic District includes residential and commercial businesses back to the late 19th century.

First Baptist Church in Newton

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: City of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32962° or 42° 19′ 47″ north

Longitude

-71.19551° or 71° 11′ 44″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

87JC8RH3+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29586477

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4936467

Wikidata ID

Q5452448

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In Other Languages

“First Baptist Church in Newton” goes by many names.

French: “First Baptist Church in Newton”
French: “prémier église baptiste en Newton”

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