Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room

The Old Stone Mill Rag Room features gray fieldstone walls, a slate roof, and a large interior space dedicated to paper production exhibits.

Built in 1844, the Rag Room was essential to Crane & Company's operations, processing cotton materials for creating high-quality paper currency.

The building influenced literature when Herman Melville visited in 1851, leading to his story 'The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids'.

The structure now functions as the Crane Museum of Papermaking, displaying artifacts and equipment that demonstrate historical paper manufacturing methods.

This facility maintains the longest-running contract with the United States Treasury Department, producing specialized paper for American currency since 1879.

Location: Massachusetts

GPS coordinates: 42.46944,-73.17833

Latest update: March 6, 2025 08:28