Old Schwamb Mill
The Old Schwamb Mill is an historic 19th-century mill at 17 Mill Lane in Arlington, Massachusetts. It claims to be located on the oldest continuously-used mill site in the United States, with a documented history of operation dating back to about 1684.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington Gaslight Company and Jason Russell House.
Arlington Gaslight Company
Historic building
The Arlington Gaslight Company is an historic industrial complex in Arlington, Massachusetts. It is one of the town's few large-scale examples of industrial architecture, built for a local fuel company in 1914. Arlington Gaslight Company is situated 560 feet northeast of Old Schwamb Mill.
Jason Russell House
Museum
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The Jason Russell House is a historic house in Arlington, Massachusetts, in and around which at least twenty-one colonial combatants died fighting on the first day of the American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775. Jason Russell House is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Old Schwamb Mill.
Arlington High School
School
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Arlington High School is a public high school located in Arlington, Massachusetts. As of 2024, the school enrolled 1,609 students. In 2019, a town vote approved the phased construction of a new Arlington High School on the footprint of the existing campus. Arlington High School is situated 1,200 feet east of Old Schwamb Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Kensington Park Historic District.
Arlington
Arlington is a town of 46,000 people in Massachusetts. It is a largely residential town; many of its residents are employed in Cambridge, Boston and surrounding towns.
Kensington Park Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Kensington Park Historic District of Arlington, Massachusetts encompasses a turn of the 20th century planned residential subdivision in the hills above the town center, representing an early phase in the town's transition from a rural to suburban setting.
Peirce Farm Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Peirce Farm Historic District is a small historic district within the Arlington Heights neighborhood of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. The district features three houses that are in a transitional style between Federal and Greek Revival styles, dating from the 1830s.
Old Schwamb Mill
- Type: museum
- Location: Town of Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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