Directions

The Eliot School is located in the center of Jamaica Plain near the Soldiers Monument, between the Jamaicaway and the intersection of South Street and Centre Street.

The neighborhood is safe, with many fine homes nearby. Jamaica Pond, a popular walking destination, is at one end of Eliot Street. At the other end, shops and restaurants line Centre Street and make this a nice place to eat or shop before or after class.

T:

Walk from Green Street or Forest Hills on the Orange Line. We prefer Green Street after dark. The walk, about ½ mile, takes about 10 minutes.

Bus:

The stop at the Soldiers Monument, where Eliot, South and Centre Streets meet, serves busses # 38 (Wren St-Forest Hills), 39 (Copley Square-Forest Hills), 41 (JFK-Dudley-Jackson-Centre St), and 48 (JP Loop). MBTA travel page has details.

Parking:

Free on-street parking is often available around the school. Check for street cleaning signs, however, to avoid tickets before 6pm. A free lighted parking lot can be found one block away off Centre and Burroughs Streets, behind Blanchard's Liquors. If you are transporting heavy furniture, pull up to our front door, unload your furniture, then go park nearby. You may not leave your car in our walkway.

Car:

Eliot Street runs one-way from the Jamaicaway toward Centre Street.

From the west: Take Rte. 9 East all the way through Brookline. Just after the Brookline Fire Station on the right, turn right onto the Jamaicaway, following the sign for Rte. 1. (If you meet the trolley tracks at Huntington Ave., you’ve gone just a little too far on Rte. 9.) As you pass Jamaica Pond on your right, crossing the light at Pond Street, get in the left lane. Eliot Street is on your left, but because you cannot turn left across the busy Jamaicaway you will need to backtrack.  Just after the Pond ends, you must double back, turning left via a small rotary. This will lead you back the way you came. Go just two blocks and turn right onto Eliot Street. The Eliot School is ¾ of the way down the block on the right.

From the north/95 South: Take Exit 20 onto Rte. 9 East. Then follow the directions above.

From the north/93 South: Take Exit 18 and continue straight across Massachusetts Ave. onto Melnea Cass Blvd. After just under 1 mile, turn left at a light onto Tremont St.; this turns immediately into Columbus Ave., passing Roxbury Community College on your left. After 1 mile, turn right at a light onto Centre St. Now you will wind a little through Jamaica Plain: Take the first left onto Lamartine. At the end of Lamartine, turn right onto Green. At the first light, turn left onto Centre St. and continue through the central business district of Jamaica Plain for a few blocks (passing the Post Office and JP Licks on the right, the fire station on the left). At the Soldiers Monument, turn right as Centre St. diverges from South St. Take the first right onto Holbrook, the first right onto Dane St., and the first right onto Eliot Street. The Eliot School is very close, on the right. You may wish to park on Holbrook St. and walk through our yard to the front of the school.

From Cambridge/Somerville: Cross the Charles River via the BU Bridge. Exit the bridge by crossing straight across Commonwealth Avenue onto Park Drive, which swings briefly left then right before meeting Beacon St. Cross Beacon Street, staying in the right lane. Veer right onto the Riverway; this becomes the Jamaicaway. As you pass Jamaica Pond on your right, crossing the light at Pond Street, get in the left lane. Eliot Street is on your left, but because you cannot turn left across the busy Jamaicaway you will need to backtrack.  Just after the Pond ends, you must double back, turning left via a small rotary. This will lead you back the way you came. Go just two blocks and turn right onto Eliot Street. The Eliot School is ¾ of the way down the block on the right.

From VFW Parkway: Take VFW Parkway North/East to the end. Turn left onto Centre Street, passing Faulkner Hospital on the left and the Arnold Arboretum on the right. At the rotary, go ¾ of the way around, exiting onto the Jamaicaway heading north. Very shortly, turn right onto Eliot Street. The Eliot School is ¾ of the way down the block on the right.

From the south: From 93 North, take Exit 11 and continue on Granite Avenue to the light (MacDonalds on right, Eire Pub straight ahead). There, turn left onto Gallivan Blvd./Rte. 203. Where you see Norfolk Hardware on the left, Gallivan Blvd. merges with Morton St. Continue on Morton St/Rte. 203 across Blue Hill Ave., past Forest Hills Cemetery on the left, and through one rotary. At the second rotary, continue straight ahead onto the Jamaicaway heading north. Very shortly, turn right onto Eliot Street. The Eliot School is ¾ of the way down the block on the right.