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Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District

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National Register of Historic Places in Newton, MassachusettsNewton, MassachusettsUse mdy dates from August 2023
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The Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a historic center of the African-American community in West Newton, Massachusetts. The district includes all of Curve Street, where the Myrtle Baptist Church is located, as well as a few properties on adjacent Auburn and Prospect Streets. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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Myrtle Baptist Church Neighborhood Historic District
Prospect Street, Newton West Newton

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Prospect Street 9;11
02465 Newton, West Newton
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