Newton Centre, Massachusetts

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Newton Centre is a village of Newton, Massachusetts. The main commercial center of "Newton Centre" is at the intersection of Beacon Street and Centre Street. Newton City Hall is located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue in Newton Centre.

Contents 1 Centre vs. Center 2 Colleges and universities 3 Historic pictorial map 4 Culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Centre vs. Center

The City of Newton spells the name of the village Newton Centre, in the English manner, which is the historically correct spelling, while the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ("the T") spells its station Newton Center in the modern American manner.

[edit] Colleges and universities

• The Boston College Law School campus, which also includes undergraduate housing, is located on Centre Street at the Newton Centre-Newton Corner line.
• Andover Newton Theological School is located on Herrick Road in Newton Centre.

[edit] Historic pictorial map

[edit] Culture

Newton Centre has many upscale shops, cafes, and restaurants such as Starbucks, JP Licks, Coldstone Creamery, National Jean Co, Tess, Carlos, Half-Way Crooks ^[1]).

[edit] See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts

[edit] References

1. ^ Half-Way Crooks

[edit] External links

• Andover Newton Theological School website

• City of Newton website