Strong’s Block
Strong's Block is a historic commercial building at 1637–1651 Beacon Street in the center of Waban Village, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1896, this 2+1⁄2-story brick Flemish Revival structure is one of a small number of surviving 19th century commercial blocks in the city.- Type: Retail building
- Description: Newton, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed
- Address: 1641, 1643, 1645, 1647, and 1649 Beacon Street
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waban station and Brae Burn Country Club.
Waban station
Railway stop
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waban station is a surface-level light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Green Line D branch, located just south of Beacon Street at Waban Square in the Waban section of Newton, Massachusetts. Waban station is situated 340 feet southeast of Strong’s Block.
Brae Burn Country Club
Golf course
Brae Burn Country Club is a country club located in Newton, Massachusetts. Brae Burn was originally a six-hole golf course but quickly evolved into a nine-hole course and then a full 18-hole course. Brae Burn Country Club is situated 2,500 feet north of Strong’s Block.
Newton - Wellesley Hospital
Hospital
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a community teaching medical center located in Newton, Massachusetts on Washington Street. It is affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. Newton - Wellesley Hospital is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Strong’s Block.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waban and Newton Upper Falls.
Waban
Quarter
Waban is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
Newton Upper Falls
Quarter
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Massachusetts, United States. The village is listed as the Newton Upper Falls Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Newton Lower Falls
Quarter
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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located.
Strong’s Block
- Category: building
- Location: City of Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32656° or 42° 19′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.2311° or 71° 13′ 52″ westLevels
2Open location code
87JC8QG9+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 760039678OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q7624432
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Parish of the Good Shepherd of Waban and Union Church of Waban.
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