Old Schwamb Mill: '19th-Century Buildings' Tonight

Arlington MA

28 January, 2021

10:36 AM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 28 January 2021 Written by Lynette Aznavourian UPDATED, Jan. 25: The Old Schwamb Mill, 17 Mill Lane, has these programs .... A virtual talk "19th-Century Buildings in Boston and Arlington with German Immigrant Historical Associations" is set for Thursday, Jan. 28. Edward W. Gordon, the mill's director of museum programs, will speak about buildings in the Boston as well as Arlington that owe their existence to the spiritual, commercial and housing needs of German immigrants from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. He will discuss modest and magnificent churches in Boston's South and Mission Hill through a still-active brewery in Jamaica Plain to the mills and houses of the Schwamb brothers of Arlington. Examples include the Jacob Wirth building (below), which was constructed in 1844; the Boston Basilica in the Mission Hill area and Arlington's own Old Schwamb Mill. Gordon has worked as an historic preservation consultant, preparing nominations of buildings and districts to the National Register of Historic Places. He is well-known as a Boston area guide and leads tours of historic areas and places. He is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Society of Architectural Historians, the South End historical Society and the Greater Boston Tour Guide Association.. Gordon is a past recipient of the John F. Ayer Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Massachusetts history by the Bay State Historical League. Join Zoom meeting here >> Meeting ID: 829 0398 7702Passcode: 541539One tap mobile+19292056099,,82903987702#,,,,*541539# US (New York)+13017158592,,82903987702#,,,,*541539# US (Washington DC)Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)Meeting ID: 829 0398 7702Passcode: 541539Find your local number >> Still-life photos underway through April 24 Fall/winter exhibits: Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $5 suggested donation. In keeping with the town Department of Health, the mill is once again closed for tours and public visitation. View virtual tours and recordings here >> On Saturday, Dec. 12, a new exhibit opened, "In the Spirit of the Dutch Golden Age: Still Life Photography by Brian Maguire." The exhibit showcases the fine-art photography of the late Mr. Maguire. In his own words, he described being "inspired more by painters than photographers, especially 17th- and 18th-century European still life painters, especially the Dutch, with their fine detail, concentration on extremes of light and dark … and above all their concern with seeing and portraying the world rather than imposing ideas on it." An Arlington resident, Maguire lived in Flanders, Belgium, for 10 years and spoke Dutch. This show is curated by his widow, Louise Maguire, who worked closely with her husband to mat and frame his work. The exhibit runs through April 24.In keeping with safeguards around Covid-19, we are asking visitors who wish to see this exhibit on opening day (Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to reserve a 30-minute time slot from those available on our website. Simply choose an available slot and let us know your name and time selection by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Schwamb Shares #15 We hope you are staying well and taking extra care as 2020 comes to a close. Here is Schwamb Share No. 15, for December, a look at what we can discover of the mill's activities at Christmas in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read this post here >> Miss Duffy's talk? See it here >> Thursday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Arlington in 1970: Looking Back 50 Years Speaker: Richard A. Duffy, historian and author. Duffy notes that "Every year in a community has something interesting to say for itself, but the start of the 1970s was a particularly exciting year of change in Arlington. Nostalgia is guaranteed as we experience the Arlington of a half-century ago. And we'll examine pivotal events of 1970 that continue to have a strong influence on the vibrant community we know today." To join the virtual lecture, please refer to the link that will be posted on our website www.oldschwambmill.org soon. We will also send a separate email blast with the login information closer to the date of the lecture. YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.