Willard House and Clock Museum
The Willard House and Clock Museum is a museum located in North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States. You can find it in Grafton. Our list goes on with Gillette Stadium, 23 mi away.
A museum inside Grafton
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 17°, with about 73" of snow a year. When to go ↓
Westborough is the nearest base
Westborough is 4 miles northeast, with 8 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 70–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Worcester Regional (ORH) has airline service, about 11 miles from Willard House and Clock Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Willard House and Clock Museum
The Willard House and Clock Museum is a museum located in North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States. Located at 11 Willard Street, it is located at the former farm homestead of the Willard brothers (Benjamin, Simon, Ephraim, and Aaron). The brothers made clocks there in the late 18th century, before they moved the business to Roxbury, where they became pillars of the emerging American clockmaking industry. The house was built about 1718 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands in a rural setting, in the middle of a field that was part of the Willard farm back in the 18th century.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1982)
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Places to stay near Willard House and Clock Museum
Lodging nearby is in Worcester (15) and Westborough (8), and Boston has the most rooms in the area (199).
Boston
The most places to stay in the area, and a base for a longer trip.
672,973 people
34 mi east of Willard House and Clock Museum
Compare 9 towns
| Town | From Willard House and Clock Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | in town | — | 1 1 inn or B&B | 21,043 | $525K | A |
| Worcester | 7 mi west | 10 min | 15 12 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins | 213,862 | $374K | — |
| Westborough | 4 mi northeast | 5 min | 8 6 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 22,894 | $685K | B |
| Marlborough | 10 mi northeast | 15 min | 14 12 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 RV park | 42,772 | $513K | C |
| Shrewsbury | 4 mi northwest | 5 min | 5 2 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 39,627 | $592K | A− |
| Framingham | 13 mi east | 20 min | 13 8 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins | 73,021 | $627K | C+ |
| Auburn | 9 mi west | 15 min | 8 6 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 17,566 | $400K | C |
| Milford | 10 mi southeast | 15 min | 8 8 hotels | 30,832 | $477K | B− |
| Boston | 34 mi east | 50 min | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also within reach
Within 57 miles you can add these well-known places.
Big draw123 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw216 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw57 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw30 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
322 mi LakeWalden Pond
45 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
47 mi Ancient siteHMS EndeavourPhoto credits
Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain
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Asked about Willard House and Clock Museum
Is Willard House and Clock Museum in Grafton?
Yes. It’s inside Grafton, MA.
When is the best time to visit Willard House and Clock Museum?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 70–83°.
What is the closest airport to Willard House and Clock Museum?
Worcester Regional (ORH), about 11 miles away. The nearest big hub is Boston Logan (BOS), about 35 miles.
Where should I stay near Willard House and Clock Museum?
Worcester (7 mi, 15 places to stay), Westborough (4 mi, 8 places to stay) and Marlborough (10 mi, 14 places to stay).
Advice from Grafton
Be the first to share a tip in Grafton’s Town Square.
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