Why a clock museum?
The Ithaca Clock Museum is a unique and interesting tribute to the beauty and value of the American Clock. Housed in an historic building, the museum is dedicated to the display and preservation of clocks made in, and related to the Ithaca area. The museum offers a perfect opportunity to learn more about the local clock making tradition in an atmosphere of quiet and elegant timelessness. This museum will delight the clock enthusiast as well as the experienced horologist.
Fire House No. 5
The Ithaca Clock Museum is housed in historic Fire House Number 5 at 136 West State Street in downtown Ithaca, New York. Constructed in 1882, the building originally housed a horse-drawn fire engine. In 1905 the fire house upgraded to one of the first motorized fire truck companies in the United States. The building became obsolete as a fire station when more modern equipment could no longer fit in its single-engine bay. From 1993 to 2002 the building was home to The Firehouse Theatre, a local theater group that produced over 90 performances in this space.
What's it all about?
This wonderful museum houses a great collection of timepieces dating back to an era when artisans and craftsmen brought form and function together, to create timeless works of art.
The Ithaca Clock Museum is dedicated to the beauty of the American Clock. Other clocks of historical and educational value are displayed as well. The museum exhibit includes over one hundred clocks made by the following manufacturers:
Ithaca Calendar Clock Company
Clinton & Mood Clocks
Poole Clocks
Mix Brothers
Joseph Burritt
Local reproductions of the Ithaca Calendar Clocks are also displayed.
