Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham

Name: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
Address: 154 Moody St, Waltham, 02453, United States
Telephone: +1 781-893-5410

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Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham

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Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is a museum of the American Industrial Revolution located on the Charles River Bike Path, near the intersection of the Charles River and Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. It houses and displays machinery and artifacts of the industrial revolution from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The building was originally built as part of the Boston Manufacturing Company, Francis Cabot Lowell's seminal, fully integrated textile mill. The museum, which was incorporated in 1980 and opened to the public in 1988, takes up only a small portion of the previous mill building complex. ()

Established: 1980 (44 years ago)Coordinates: 42°22'23"N, 71°14'1"W

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154 Moody StWaltham (Bleachery)Waltham 02453 United States

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+1 781-893-5410

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Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christ Episcopal Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Newton Street Bridge, New Covenant Church of Cambridge.

0.4 miNW
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Waltham
11 min walk • Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church at 750 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
~1560 ftS
Church
St. Charles Borromeo Church, Waltham
8 min walk • The St. Charles Borromeo Church is a historic Catholic church building in Waltham, Massachusetts. Built in 1922, it is a high quality example of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, and is emblematic of the shift on Waltham's south side from a predominantly Protestant population to one of greater diversity.
~1310 ftE
Bridge
Newton Street Bridge, Waltham
7 min walk • The Newton Street Bridge is a historic bridge carrying Newton Street over the Charles River in Waltham, Massachusetts. The stone arch bridge was built in 1877 on the site of Waltham's first bridge, which was built c. 1761–62.
~1620 ftN
Church
New Covenant Church of Cambridge, Waltham
8 min walk • New Covenant Church of Cambridge is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is a Haitian church and is headed by the Reverend Esther and the Reverend Thomas St. Louis.
0.7 miN
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Lyman Estate, Waltham
20 min walk • The Lyman Estate, also known as The Vale, is a historic country house located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is now owned by the nonprofit Historic New England organization.
0.4 miNW
Church
Trinity Church, Waltham
11 min walk • The Trinity Church, formerly the First Congregational Church, is a historic church in Waltham, Massachusetts. The present church building, an architecturally distinctive blend of Romanesque and Georgian Revival styling, was built in 1870 for a congregation established in 1820.
~1980 ftN
Church
First Parish Church, Waltham
10 min walk • The First Parish Church is a historic church at 50 Church Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose Unitarian Universalist congregation has a history dating to c. 1696. The current meeting house was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the previous building on the same site.
~1660 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Central Square Historic District, Waltham
9 min walk • The Central Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the central town common of the city of Waltham, Massachusetts, and several commercial buildings facing the common or in its immediate vicinity.
0.4 miNW
Library
Francis Buttrick Library, Waltham
10 min walk • The Waltham Public Library is the public library of the city of Waltham, Massachusetts. Its main location is in the Francis Buttrick Library, an architecturally significant Georgian Revival building built in 1915, funded by a bequest from Francis Buttrick, a major landowner in the city.
1.1 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Bentley Arena, Waltham
27 min walk • The Bentley Arena is an ice hockey arena on the campus of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is home to the Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey program, replacing the previous facility, the John A. Ryan Arena.
~600 ftW
Neighbourhood
Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham
3 min walk • The Boston Manufacturing Company was a business that operated one of the first factories in America. It was organized in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, a wealthy Boston merchant, in partnership with a group of investors later known as The Boston Associates, for the manufacture of cotton textiles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation open?

Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Friday 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Saturday 10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Sunday 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation?

Nearby attractions include Gilbrae Inn, Waltham (2 min walk), Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham (3 min walk), Lawton Place Historic District, Waltham (5 min walk), Moody Street Historic District, Waltham (6 min walk).

How to get to Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation by public transport?

The nearest stations to Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation:

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Waltham (4 min walk)