Willard House & Clock Museum
When:
Closed today
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Where:
Willard House & Clock Museum
11 Willard Street
North Grafton, MA
Admission:
$10
Categories:
History, Innovation, Kid Friendly, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://willardhouse.org/
THE WILLARD FAMILY - THE CENTER OF EARLY AMERICAN CLOCKMAKING
Benjamin Willard began making clocks in his small, rural Massachusetts workshop in North Grafton, in 1766. His three younger brothers, Simon, Ephraim, and Aaron, quickly learned the trade and began a three-generation clockmaking legacy.
Today, over 90 Willard clocks are exhibited in the birthplace and original workshop of the Willard clockmakers, along with family portraits, furnishings, and other Willard family heirlooms. Works by all three generations of Willard clockmakers, including famed clockmakers Simon Willard Jr. and Benjamin Franklin Willard, are also displayed.
Take a step back in time and witness a unique and important part of America's technological, artistic, and entrepreneurial history with us.
