[1] The Newton Highlands Historic District includes residential and commercial businesses back to the late 19th century.

[2] The historic commuter suburb was platted after 1852 when the Charles River Railroad was first built.

[4] As the village was settled in 1870s, houses were built of Mansard, Colonial Revival, Italianate, and other forms of Victorian architecture.

[5] Boston architects designed brick buildings to replace old wooden schoolhouses in the 1890s.

[6] The first Brigham's Ice Cream shop was located in Newton Highlands.