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In
a hollow on the Mill Brook in Arlington, Massachusetts, a woodworker
today is making exquisite hand-turned oval frames on 19th century
lathes in a wooden mill building dating from the time of the
Civil War. The historic Old Schwamb Mill site itself survives
as a continuously operating site where, for more than three hundred
years, immigrant Puritan, Yankee, and German entrepreneurs harnessed
the free water power of a narrow, fast moving brook to run machines
and develop a series of family-owned businesses. The Mill's story
is as compelling as the beauty of the frames produced here for
the most recent 137 years. If you would like to begin with an
artistic view of the site, then click
here and see some fine sketches by John Harvey. Click
UPCOMING EVENTS to learn about coming special exhibits or other activities. |
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Today
The Old Schwamb Mill continues to produce museum quality hand
turned wooden oval and circular frames. See an interesting variety
of frames and profile styles that have been produced since the
Schwambs first began operations here in 1864. See the production
of a frame and hear what the woodworker, who makes the frames,
has to say about his work. Learn how the lathes work.
Click here
or on the title above for more information. |
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Take
a virtual walk through the Mill or around the surrounding grounds.
Come watch a frame being made or just watch and listen to the
brook running past the Mill. Click
here or on the title above for more information. |
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Discover
the history of The Old Schwamb Mill. Learn about the beginnings
of the community along the brook and how Charles Schwamb purchased
the Woodbridge Spice Mill and converted it for woodworking purposes,
building a successful family-owned business here that continued
for 105 years. Learn how the Mill has survived since 1969, operated
as a mill-museum by an all-volunteer nonprofit charitable educational
trust. Browse through a series of articles published about the
Mill. Click
here or on the title above for more information. |
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The
Old Schwamb Mill is structurally sound, but an old building and
its machinery need special, sustained care to insure their continuation
as an educational resource. The Mill is preserved today only
because of the generous financial support and donated goods and
services from hundreds of Friends of The Old Schwamb Mill, with
major support from federal, state, and foundation grants. Find
out what you can do to help the Mill and become a Friend of the
Old Schwamb Mill. Click here or on the title above for more information. |
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The
Mill is preserved today only because of the generous financial
support and donated goods and services from hundreds of Friends
of the Old Schwamb Mill. Their gifts, grants, and contributions
enabled the four visionary Founding Trustees of the Mill in 1969
to acquire and stabilize the structures and find appropriate
adaptive uses for the historic buildings. They kept the Mill
alive on the landscape as a unique educational resource. Click here or on
the title above for more information. |
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Visitors
to the Mill are cordially welcomed. The Mill is located on the
Revolutionary Battle Route to Lexington and Concord, 17 Mill
Lane at 29 Lowell Street, off 1215 Massachusetts Ave. in Arlington,
Massachusetts. The three Mill buildings, including the woodworking
shop, are open to the public on Tuesdays from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00
P. M. Machinery demonstrations are given in the woodworking shop.
Please call ahead at 781-643-0554. Click here or on the title above for more information. |
