Newton City Hall and War Memorial - Newton, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

In Newton, along Commonwealth Avenue, is the Newton City Hall and War Memorial.

The building is located within a triangular plot of land bounded by Commonwealth Avenue, Walnut Street, and Homer Street. The building is easy to see from the road. The best place to park likely is the Newton Free Library parking lot off Homer Street, across the street.

The building is a brick structure with several extensions and entrances. The building has 2 1/2 floors and a dormer roof topped by two cupolas. The larger cupola has a brick tower base with a clock face on each of four sides. The cupola itself is an eight-sided wooden structure with a spike topping it, and smaller decorations surrounding the central spike.

The east end of the city hall is the main entrance. There is a driveway with an access to Commonwealth Avenue and one to Homer Street, and a traffic circle with a fountain in front of the entrance. The west end of the city hall is the war memorial side. There is a driveway from Commonwealth Avenue and a traffic circle at the entrance. There is also a north entrance with a walkway to Commonwealth Avenue.

Architects, Allen and Collens, of Boston, designed the building. The ground were designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm. The building has been used as the city hall for Newton since it was built.

Street address: 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA United States of America 02459 County / Borough / Parish: Middlesex Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Government, Recreation And Culture Current function: Government, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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