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800ft2 - Trades Incubator. Tech center. Historic Newtonville Depot (Newton Newtonville)
86 Bowers St, Newton Newtonville, MA 02460
86 Bowers St near Newtonville Ave
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- The Depot buildings are all that remain from the demolition of the original RR station in 1962 making way for the Mass Turnpike.
The space:
Commercial 800 sq ft. in Newtonville Depot, 86 Bowers St. brick and beam, 11' ceiling height. ADA conformable. Includes a working basement of 600 sq ft (8 ft height). Electrical, plumbing, minor HVAC needed. TAW agreement or lease, 1st, last, security deposit. call Harry, 617 390 3454 c.
Images: The first image is a rendering of the Newtonville Train Station circa 1886 - train station in the foreground. Demolished in 1962 when the Mass Pike went through, Depot building in the background to the right. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th images are the actual space at 86 Bowers; roughed in needing electrical, plumbing; (HVAC mostly complete). The 5th image is the floor plan of the building (86 is at far left in 'demised' space) with dimensions of 20' wide x 40' deep = 800 sq ft. The 6th image is the building in horse 'n buggy days with dirt roadway.
History:
Front and west facades are Fiske Homes fireproof front brick: https://brickfrog.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/boston-fire-brick-company-no-1/. After the Great Boston Fire of 1872, Newton learned valuable lessons on building design and structure. The Boston fire, because of the intense heat, caused conventional brick of the day to explode. This fireproof Fiske Homes fire brick predates sprinkler systems. Built by former Newton Alderman George Fiske in 1886, who resided on West Newton hill. 7th pic is the detailed face brick frieze. 8th and 9th pics are the stampings on the Fiske Homes fireproof front bricks.
The 10th pic is the restored RR switch which in 2014 was salvaged from the abandoned railway spur in Newton Upper Falls. This abandoned railway became known as the Upper Falls Greenway (rail to trail). With the staff and students of NNHS:
https://village14.com/2016/11/15/nnhs-students-preserve-some-newton-history , the restoration preserves the spirit of the original Otis Pettee railine of the 1800's, which served as the main transport line for the filling of Back Bay. In 2022, with the cooperation of the Newton DPW, we placed the 2nd rebuilt switch on an unclaimed spit of land left standing by the Mass Pike construction of 1962. Coincidentally, this RR switch is placed on the exact spot of the original train station: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:gb19g1268 adjacent to the Mass Pike overlook.