Gilbert Clock Factory

The Gilbert Clock Factory, located in Winsted, Connecticut, is a historic factory complex established between 1871 and 1897, showcasing the state's rich clock manufacturing heritage. Once one of the largest employers in the area, the factory produced affordable clocks for the mass market. The surviving buildings, notable for their late 19th-century Italianate architecture, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Today, they have been repurposed into apartments. Visitors may find interest in the factory's history, its role in the local economy, and the intriguing story of its use of radium in clock production, which led to safety assessments by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.