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Church Building

On October 1, 1916, the building at 60 Highland Street became the third home of the Second Church in Newton.  The previous church buildings, located on Washington Street where the police station now stands, had been austere traditional New England meeting houses, so that the American Gothic style of the current building was considered avant-garde. It was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral in England.  It was placed on this hill in West Newton because it was in the geographical center of the residences of the congregants.  The slate roof and West Townsend granite trimmed with limestone make it an integral part of the hillside.

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Charles Collens of the firm Allen & Collens was the principle architect.  The firm was noted for its Gothic Revival design work including the Cloisters Museum in New York and Emmanuel Church in Boston.

ADDRESS

Second Church in Newton
60 Highland Street
West Newton, MA 02465

HOURS

Our church office can generally be reached Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. via email and phone. If you would like to visit us in person, please call ahead to make sure someone is available to welcome  you.

CONTACT

Phone: 617-244-2690

EMAIL: office@2ndchurch.org

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2ndchurchnewton/

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