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The Eminence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	122 Islington Rd., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′59″N 71°15′30″W / 42.34972°N 71.25833°W / 42.34972; -71.25833
Built	1853
Architect	Hammatt Billings
Architectural style	Italian Villa
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001793
Added to NRHP	September 04, 1986

The Eminence is an historic estate house located on a 5.6 acre riverfront parcel at 122 Islington Road in the village of Auburndale in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1853, it was designed by noted Boston architect Hammatt Billings in the Italian Villa style of architecture, and is one of two surviving high-style Italianate estate houses in the Auburndale area. It was purchased, in unfinished state, by Thomas Hall, a magnetic instrument maker, in 1853.

On September 4, 1986, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for The Eminence". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-10.

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