Schwamb Mill, 17 Mill Lane, Arlington, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: This example of a 19th-century woodworking mill includes operational equipment and evidence for four power systems. Circular and elliptical picture frames are manufactured here as they have been since the Schwamb brothers bought the mill in 1864. Of special interest are five lathes on which elliptical frames are turned.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9

Survey number: HAER MA-12

Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1881 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 18q4 Subsequent Work

sawmills lumber industry storage manufacturing woodworking water power east arlington arlington mass schwamb mill schwamb mill lane mill lane arlington middlesex middlesex county massachusetts stuart campbell elwane company frank h clement company historic american engineering record holyoke manufacturing company tim king schwamb mill preservation trust carl schwamb charles schwamb clinton schwamb elmer schwamb frederick schwamb louis schwamb william p schwamb david sharpe w f and j barnes company photo ultra high resolution high resolution manufacturing plants library of congress

1969 - 1980

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html