On Chestnut Street at Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on Chestnut Street.
In Memory of
Brian E. Yates
Newton City Councilor 1987 - 2017
Founder and President, Friends of Hemlock Gorge
Founder, Upper Falls Improvement Association
Co-Founder and First President of the
Upper Falls Community Development . . . — — Map (db m270140) HM
On Elliot Street, on the right when traveling west.
Cook's Bridge (also known as the Elliot Street Bridge) on the site of one of the earliest
bridges to span the Charles River and connect Needham and Newton. The original bridge was
built around 1714 on land owned by Captain Robert Cook, one of . . . — — Map (db m270141) HM
On Centre Street at Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north on Centre Street.
This property, which is listed on the National Register of Historical Places, has received a matching grant from the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund through the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth, William . . . — — Map (db m244808) HM
On Summer Street at Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on Summer Street.
Built in 1827 by the Elliot Mfg. Co. & Newton Factories
Occupied by the U.F. Religious Society Unitarian - 1827
Became the First Methodist Church In Newton - 1832 — — Map (db m270558) HM
On Center Street close to Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original meetinghouse of the First Church in Newton was built in this burying ground in 1660. The first pastor was John Eliot, Jr., son of the Apostle to the Indians. — — Map (db m48820) HM
