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Willard House and Clock Museum, North Grafton, MA

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Willard House and Clock Museum

A historic farmhouse and clock museum showcasing the work of the Willard clockmaking family in their original rural workshop.

11 Willard Street, North Grafton, MA 01536 · North Grafton, MA

About Willard House and Clock Museum

Set in the birthplace and original workshop of the Willard clockmakers, this museum displays over 90 Willard clocks alongside family portraits, furnishings, and heirlooms. Works by three generations of the family, including Simon Willard Jr. and Benjamin Franklin Willard, are on view. The house dates to about 1718 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, standing in a rural field that was once part of the Willard farm.

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