Easy to Find, Pretty Easy to Park

Location

The First Unitarian Society in Newton, often called FUSN (pronounced "few-zen") by members and friends, is located at 1326 Washington Street in West Newton, Massachusetts, at the corner of Washington and Highland streets.

Directions

FUSN is across from the Newton police station, near the West Newton Cinema, where Route 16 crosses the Mass. Turnpike. Here's a map. Get directions from your home by typing in the address in MapQuest, Google, or other mapping services.

Parking

Parking is allowed on Highland Street and along Davis Street. Parking is allowed in the bank parking lot on the corner of Highland and Davis streets when the bank is closed; however, the spots along the bank building are not available for parking for non-Bank business, ever.  Handicapped parking is available in the small lot behind the church on Highland Street opposite the bank lot. There is also public parking in lots across from the church off Cherry Street and behind the Police Station off Waltham Street and limited metered street parking.

Public Transportation

A commuter rail and several MBTA buses stop in West Newton Square near FUSN. You can check routes and times for the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail and for local and express bus service through the MBTA Rider Tools—just put in FUSN's address, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton MA 02465, to get current information.

Entrances

The building has six entrances. On Sunday morning, the entrance on Highland Street and the main entrance on Washington Street are most frequently used and lead directly into the sanctuary. A side entrance to the left of the driveway and under the archway also leads to the sanctuary. The double doors above the steps at the end of the driveway lead to the children's classroom corridor and to the kitchen. The double-door Washington St. entrance at the west end of the building leads directly into the Parish Hall, the Alliance Room, and kitchen.

At the back of the building, through the small parking lot and the gate in the chain-link fence, is a single door that serves as the handicapped entrance. This door leads to an entrance at the front of the sanctuary and to the corridor containing the minister's office, the religious education offices, the administrator's office, and a door to the children's classroom corridor.