Annual House Tour 
Each spring, Historic Newton’s Annual House Tour is one of the city’s most anticipated events. The mission of the House Tour is to open the doors to a select group of remarkable Newton homes and non-commercial properties each year that showcase excellence in historical preservation, restoration, and creative modern interpretation and adaptation in a broad spectrum of architecture and interior design styles. By doing so, the House Tour encourages financial support for Historic Newton and celebrates efforts that enhanced the beauty of the community in a way consistent with the charter of Historic Newton.
Click here for more information about the House Tour.
Hayfest 
Hayfest is a family-friendly outdoor festival held each fall in celebration of the Jackson Homestead. You can travel back in time to the nineteenth century: learn to weave wool into cloth, make your own butter, press your own cider, dip candles, and more! Learn through hands-on activities how Newton families lived in the 1800s. This is an event which is fun for the whole family. (Below, preparing to use natural sources to dye cloth, at Hayfest.)
Preservation Awards
Historic Newton, in collaboration with the Newton Historical Commission, presents awards that recognize projects which feature the preservation of Newton’s historic buildings and landscapes, and promote awareness of Newton’s historic fabric. Eligible projects may include: the rehabilitation of a historic house or building; a sensitively designed addition to a historic building; the restoration of a historic landscape; education programs which make students aware of Newton’s architectural treasures; and individuals or organizations which have done out-standing jobs of stewarding historic properties and materials. In addition, the Thelma Fleishman Personal Achievement Award celebrates individuals with a strong dedication to preserving Newton’s irreplaceable history.
2012 Newton Preservation Awards Event Sponsors
Anonymous
LDa Architecture & Interiors
Whole Foods Market
Friends of Preservation
Byggmeister
Chris Chu, AIA, Architect
Entasis PC
Russel Feldman, TBA Architects, Inc.
New View Construction, Remodeling Specialists
Peter Sachs, Architect
Tellalian Associates Architects and Planners, LLC
Supporter
Henry Finch, Architect, Newton, MA
Ruth and Jonathan Kantar, Sage Builders LLC
Previous Winner: Supporter
Steven Garfinkle, Encore Properties, LLC
Marion and Larry Green
Donald Lang, AIA, DLA Architecture
2012 Preservation Award Recipients
Gasson Hall
Boston College
McGinley & Kalsow Architects, Phoenix Baystate, Grande Masonry, Shawmut Design & Construction, BPDL, Ivan Myjer
Building & Monument Conservation, LeMessurier Consultants,
Gilbert & Becker, Ostrow Electric, Ripman Lighting,
Brown Richardson & Rowe
30 School Street
Sarah Brown, Homeowner
Douglas L. Brown, Principal
Durkee, Brown, Viveiros and Werenfels, Architects
67 Chester Street
Nancy Bauer and Mark Richard, Homeowners
Robert Fizek, Architect; Michael Moylan, General Contractor;
Sarkis Zerounian, Structural Engineer
43 Gate House Road
Molly Schaeffer and Jeffrey Wallen, Homeowners
Rick Ames, Architect; Adam Niden, Painter
Education in Preservation
Jerry Reilly
Thelma Fleishman Personal Achievement Award
Larry Bauer
