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The Church of the Open Word is a historic
Swedenborgian The New Church (or Swedenborgianism) is any of several historically related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious group, influenced by the writings of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Swedenborgian or ...
church building located at 19 Highland Avenue in the village of Newtonville, in
Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Ne ...
. The congregation was organized in 1860 and a wooden chapel was erected on the rear of this property. The stone
Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
building was erected on the front of the property in 1893.City of Newton brochure Discover Historic Newtonville
/ref> The building is a
contributing property In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
in the
Newtonville Historic District The Newtonville Historic District is a historic district in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts. The district encompasses the southern portion of the village's business district (south of the railroad tracks), as well as surrou ...
, which was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on September 4, 1986.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts __NOTOC__ The following properties in Newton, Massachusetts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are a subset of all properties in Middlesex County. There are over 180 places listed in Newton. The 13 villages are: * ...


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City of Newton real property database for church
Historic district contributing properties in Newton, Massachusetts Swedenborgian churches in Massachusetts Religious organizations established in 1860 Gothic Revival church buildings in Massachusetts Churches completed in 1893 19th-century Swedenborgian church buildings Swedenborgian Church of North America Churches in Newton, Massachusetts Stone churches in Massachusetts 1860 establishments in Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts {{NewtonMA-NRHP-stub