[1] The Newton School is located west of downtown Greenfield, at the northwest corner of Shelburne Road and Massachusetts Route 2A.

The corners of the building have stone insets decorated with an open book design.

[2] The school was built in 1915, during Greenfield's greatest period of economic and population growth.

The school remained in active use until 1968, at which time it was closed and the building was leased to a community organization.

[4] With the help of the Greenfield Recreation Department, Kaboom!, families and community members, Newton School built a new playground in October 2015 featuring playground instruments, unique to its community.