Neighbors

Neighbors appreciate the Eliot School for its classic schoolhouse, historical legacy, and comfortable yard, used for ball games, picnics, informal conversations, and a convenient pass-through from Eliot to Holbrook Street.

Visitors from elsewhere find a safe, verdant neighborhood with beautiful 19th and 20th century homes, close to Centre Street with its excellent restaurants and stores.

Our schoolhouse forms part of historic Monument Square. Across Eliot Street, the Footlight Club is the nation's oldest community theater, founded in 1877 and still producing plays and offering classes for children. At the end of Eliot Street stands the First Church Unitarian Universalist, whose stone building was erected in 1853. The Soldiers Monument, dedicated in 1871, commemo- rates local soldiers who died in the Civil War. Across from that is Loring-Greenough House, constructed in 1760 and still open for house tours. Jamaica Plain Historical Society gives Monument Square tours every year.

Neighbors play an important role in maintaining our grounds and supporting the Eliot School. You can help: keep trash off the grass and let us know if anything seems amiss.

Dog owners, please treat the yard responsibly. Please keep your dog on the leash and take all waste away with you when you leave.