Newton College of the Sacred Heart

Newton College of the Sacred Heart was a small women's liberal arts college in Newton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1946 by the Society of the Sacred Heart, Newton College remained an independent, all-girls institution until beginning its merger with Boston College on June 28, 1974.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Parish Burying Ground and Henry I. Harriman House.

East Parish Burying Ground

Cemetery

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East Parish Burying Ground, also known as Centre Street Burying Ground or Centre Street Cemetery, is a historic cemetery at Centre and Cotton streets in the village of Newton Corner, Massachusetts. East Parish Burying Ground is situated 750 feet east of Newton College of the Sacred Heart.

Henry I. Harriman House

Building

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The Henry I. Harriman House is a historic French château style house at 825 Centre Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1916 for Henry I. Harriman, it is one of Newton's most elegant 20th-century suburban estate houses. Henry I. Harriman House is situated 970 feet northeast of Newton College of the Sacred Heart.

Newton Country Day School

School

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Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is a private, all-girls Roman Catholic high school and middle school located on the Loren Towle Estate in Newton, Massachusetts, as part of the Sacred Heart Network of 21 schools in the United States and 44 countries abroad. Newton Country Day School is situated 1,500 feet north of Newton College of the Sacred Heart.

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.