Postcards from the Newton History Museum at the Jackson Homestead

The Newton History Museum presents permanent and changing exhibits on a variety of local, regional, and national historic topics. The museum is located in the Jackson Homestead, an 1809, Federal-style farmhouse that was home to many generations of the Jackson family. The Jacksons were among the earliest European settlers of Newton. In the nineteenth century, family members were committed abolitionists and the house served as a station on the Underground Railroad. In 1949 the family donated the home to the City of Newton.

The museum serves as the headquarters for the Newton Historical Society and holds an extensive library and research collection that includes paintings, costumes, toys, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and building histories. Adults and children may enjoy lectures, school programs, tours, workshops, research, holiday events, the annual Newton house tour, Children's Cultural Celebration, and programs celebrating the city's rich cultural diversity.

Location, Hours, Admission, & Accessibility

The Jackson Homestead is located at 527 Washington Street between Newton Corner and Newtonville at the corner of Jackson Road. Washington Street runs along the north side of the Massachusetts Turnpike. From the East or West take the Turnpike to Exit 17 and follow the signs for West Newton. The Homestead is one-third mile west of Exit 17.

The museum can be reached by public transportation via MBTA Express Bus and local bus routes to Newton Corner.

The museum is accessible. Please call for information. 617-796-1450.

Museum Hours

Admission:

Call 617-796-1450 for information on events, exhibitions, school and group tours, use of the research library, and the Homestead's membership organization, the Newton Historical Society.

At the top of the page: "The Jackson Museum, Washington St., Newton, Mass.", American Art Postcard Co., Boston, Mass., about 1950.

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