Arlington Coal and Lumber

Arlington Coal & Lumber is a lumber yard and building supply company in Arlington that has served professional contractors and homebuilders since 1923. It stocks lumber and building materials from established brands, including TrusJoist engineered wood from Weyerhaeuser, DuPont Tyvek housewrap, Simpson joist hangers and decking in several colors, along with paint and stain. Contractors can apply for credit accounts, and the company also sells cabinets and has a kitchen design center.

The company began as the Arlington Coal Company, a dealer in coal, lumber, hay, straw, lime and cement supplied by the Boston & Maine Railroad. It later changed its name to reflect a new focus on lumber. Its historic main office once held Union Hall, a civic meeting space used for church services, dances, plays, the Arlington Zouaves and even roller skating in 1885, and it housed a branch library. The old coal chutes burned in 1951.

What to Know

• Sister yards include Wilmington Builders Supply, Sudbury, Chelmsford and Burlington lumber companies and a store in Hudson, NH.
• The Minuteman Bikeway now runs along the old railroad tracks that served the yard.
• The company celebrated its 100th anniversary and is hiring.