Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
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Newton Upper Falls Historic District
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the center of Newton Upper Falls
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Boylston, Elliot, and Oak Sts., and the Charles River, Newton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′49″N 71°13′23″W / 42.31361°N 71.22306°WCoordinates: 42°18′49″N 71°13′23″W / 42.31361°N 71.22306°W |
| Area | 70 acres (28 ha) |
| Architect | Fteley,Alphonse; Zettler, F.X., Raggi, Gonippo, et al |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Newton MRA |
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| Added to NRHP | September 04, 1986 |
Newton Upper Falls is a village situated on the east bank of the Charles River in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, in the United States.
The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the south/southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston to the extreme southeast, and the Newton villages of Waban, Newton Highlands and Newton Center to the north and east.
The village is served partially by Eliot "T" station, part of the Green Line "D" Branch of the MBTA, with rapid light rail service inbound into downtown Boston and outbound to Riverside. Major roads that serve the village are Route 128, and Route 9 (Boylston Street), which provides a direct, 6 mile commute into downtown Boston.
Newton's first mill on the Charles River was built in 1688 in Upper Falls. Over the next 150 years, the water power available at Upper Falls led to the village's steady growth as many more mills were built along that stretch of the river. By 1850 the village had 1300 inhabitants which was 25% of the entire population of Newton.
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