Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead

Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead
Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead is located in Massachusetts
Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead
Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead is located in the United States
Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead
Location35 Webster Street,
Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′1″N 71°13′43″W / 42.35028°N 71.22861°W / 42.35028; -71.22861
Area12,494 square feet (building), 53,423 (land)
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78000457[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1978

The Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead is a historic house at 35 Webster Street in the village of West Newton, in Newton, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival house is notable as the home of Nathaniel Topliff Allen (1823–1903), an innovative educator in the mid-19th century. Allen's pioneering work influenced the development of new teaching methods taught at the state normal school (established in Newton, now Framingham State University). The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places,[1] and is currently owned by Newton Cultural Alliance.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ City of Newton, Mass. - Maps