Although he may have lived closer to Nonantum, a hill two miles away, this area alongside the Charles River did provide hunting and fishing grounds.
The first librarian was Dr. Fanny McGee, also one of the first women physicians, earning her Doctor of Medicine degree from Tufts Medical School in 1897.
Waban Common, a community-maintained, landscaped public green space adjoining Beacon Street, was created in 2017, by reimagining and merging two traffic islands in conjunction with the construction of the new Angier School.
The study was based on an index of the percent of college graduates and median household income in each of America's zip codes.
It ranked only behind Kenilworth, Illinois, and Short Hills, New Jersey, making it the most affluent zip code in the state.