Museums
Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
Check pricesA small museum in Arlington, Massachusetts, devoted to the sculptor Cyrus Dallin and his work.
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Museums
Old Schwamb Mill
A historic 19th-century mill and living history museum on a site with mills dating to the late 1600s.
17 Mill Lane, Arlington, MA 02476 · Arlington, MA
About Old Schwamb Mill
The Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington, Massachusetts, occupies a mill site that the Mill's own pages describe as the oldest continuously operating mill site in the United States, with mills on the main building site since the late 1600s. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. After operating as a family picture frame business for 105 years, the building was turned into a living history museum. Visitors can take guided tours, view art exhibitions, and watch artisans turn frames on original 19th-century elliptical lathes, which are still used to make custom oval and circular frames.
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