Update Feb 28, 2023.
Clock tower weighs in at 20,000 pounds.
50 Feet tall.
Will be one piece.
Here you see the dome is now on/attached to the tower as of 2-17-2023. The PVC trim work is being cut on the router. Wrapping up Ice and Water shield. You also see the clock dome section bottom tower skirting with copper added on or before 2-1-2023. Moving closer for this custom built clock.
As of 2-1-2023. Coppr has started.
See the next few pictures below as of 8-9-2022. We keep getting closer.
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4-15-22 Update- All support braces are now in place and next week they work on the lower floor and then the upper floor attaching the ladders as well. They will then paint the frame after they get the welding inspections done for Richland Cty.
After that, they will do the outside metal stud clanning for plywood attachment for the brick facade and the ground floor room.
Foot plates will be welded on next week and the top apex ( I assume clock itself framing) will be started as well.
After that, they will do the outside metal stud clanning for plywood attachment for the brick facade and the ground floor room.
Foot plates will be welded on next week and the top apex ( I assume clock itself framing) will be started as well.
March 2022 update= Hopefully we are past the pademic's worst for materials. Things have started and things have started to move as steel is being welded and the framework is being put together.. We are still taking donations, selling pavers and books. If you are interested, now is the time to help.
10-30-2021 update- The steel is in and being processed for welding. That means it is being looked at for straight material and make any adjustments for that. Now that we are moving it is still going to be slow as other materials are slow in coming in such as copper, balusters etc. The pandemic is slowing everything down. We are continuing to sell brick pavers until further notice as we still strive to hit our goal. You can still purchase a Rediscovering Willard history book as well, but those are down to just a few left. We are also still accepting straight donations as well. Look at the tab/page sections on how to make a donation or order a paver or book. Thank you for your donations and patience. But its also time to get excited as we continue to move forward.
6-7-21--Our Clock company was in town this morning to take one last look at the foundation for the clock tower. Today was to confirm everything is a go. We do have a delay with material on the tower, so we have a new delivery date of Late September. Due to delays with material, labor and delivery of material things are backlogged across the country. But she is coming. Make that donation today and help us reach our goal to complete the project once she is standing. Buy a brick paver online at this link-https://www.thatsmybrick.com/willardctc or buy a Willard, Ohio Recollecting History book ($30) from our participating store fronts in Willard, Sutton Bank at 224 and Main street, CENTURY 21 Danhoff-Donnamiller Realty or Don Graham and Associates downtown. Mick O'Brien, Don Shrader and Don Leininger also have them for sale, and we can mail them out with $10 postage added. You can also make a straight donation by making checks out to Save Willards Clock and mailing to
PO Box 367 Willard, Ohio 44890.
PO Box 367 Willard, Ohio 44890.
3-25-21- It has started. The footer is in. Concrete is poured and form boards taken off. We have one more concrete pour to fill in the center area. Clock Tower is in line and set to begin actual build at the factory in a couple weeks after they finish two other projects they are currently building. Glass entry door has been ordered, facade bricks chosen and ready to be purchased. Still have pavers being sold and books. Buy them now! Movin Willard forward! Energize Willard! THE TIME HAS COME! Engage in the future and help move Willard! We are waiting for you!
Hello to all. Update 2-28-2021
First off we'd like to Thank You all ! --- Those who have donated to this project or did a sponsorship or helped raise money. It is much appreciated!
Here is our latest update on where we are in our Save Willard's Clock project.
As of January 2021 we have received our permits to start the build and have contacted Americlock in St. Louis to tell them they can start building. Permits have been paid for, down payment has been made and we have chosen our brick color for the façade. and our plan seems to be coming together. That's not to say we won't be making cuts where and when needed. We did not meet the complete goal for fundraising and you can still be part of this for your hometown. You don't even have to be part or have connections to Willard if you want to help. Straight donations can be made by check to Save Willard's Clock and mailed to PO Box 367 Willard, Ohio 44890.
You can still buy a brick paver at out paver website at this address online. Click on the Brick Paver button below or go to---https://www.thatsmybrick.com/willardctc. And crete your brick paver and pay online for it. It's easy!
We do have a few Rediscovering History books left at $30 each. Add $10 to that if you want it mailed somewhere. Contact us at the e-mail below here for more info. We expect the books to be completely sold out by summer 2021. So hurry if you want one.
First off we'd like to Thank You all ! --- Those who have donated to this project or did a sponsorship or helped raise money. It is much appreciated!
Here is our latest update on where we are in our Save Willard's Clock project.
As of January 2021 we have received our permits to start the build and have contacted Americlock in St. Louis to tell them they can start building. Permits have been paid for, down payment has been made and we have chosen our brick color for the façade. and our plan seems to be coming together. That's not to say we won't be making cuts where and when needed. We did not meet the complete goal for fundraising and you can still be part of this for your hometown. You don't even have to be part or have connections to Willard if you want to help. Straight donations can be made by check to Save Willard's Clock and mailed to PO Box 367 Willard, Ohio 44890.
You can still buy a brick paver at out paver website at this address online. Click on the Brick Paver button below or go to---https://www.thatsmybrick.com/willardctc. And crete your brick paver and pay online for it. It's easy!
We do have a few Rediscovering History books left at $30 each. Add $10 to that if you want it mailed somewhere. Contact us at the e-mail below here for more info. We expect the books to be completely sold out by summer 2021. So hurry if you want one.
- Willard Residents- September 4, 2020. Time for an update on the Clock Tower project! It has been a busy and yet a slow year due to Covid-19. Toward the end of 2019 the clock committee chose a new clock company to help us move forward with the build. They provided new technical drawings of the clock tower and foundation, and we have now applied for a building permit. We are now in the second phase of the permitting process, after the building enforcement agency wanted clarification on several points. Once we receive a building permit, it will be GAME ON! Once we have that, we will start on the foundation work and at the same time tell the clock company to start the clock tower build in St. Louis. Brick pavers will be ordered as well. Within 5-6 months of that start time, the clock tower should be completed and trucked into Willard in one or two pieces on a flat-bed semi-truck trailer. After a few days, we should have the clock tower standing on its foundation, in working condition in skeleton form. The clock body will look like It did in 1913 on a skeleton body/legs. We then start working on the brick facade install. Unfortunately, all of this is weather dependent and Covid-19 which has slowed everything down. Please note, the clock is not fully funded, and we are still accepting donations. Our goal was $300,000, and today we stand at $275,000. It’s been a long time coming, but it will go up, it will be working, and we know you will love it. The Save Willard’s Clock committee has worked hard to make this dream a reality. Thanks to Don Graham, Don Shrader, Mick O’Brien, Don Leininger, Kevin Casto, Bryson Hamons, Ricky Braham, City Administration (times four) and a slew of others men and women for their hard work and dedication to our hometown. Willard has a lot to be proud of. Especially of this small local group of men and women who have been part of this planning committee. They have worked extremely hard for this to be completed from the fund-raising, to their time, their own money and their contacts to make this happen. It’s all to save some history. The BIGGER PICTURE is to encourage revitalization downtown, using that history as a catalyst for rebuilding an economic engine to drive things in Willard. To drive new business, store fronts, new residents and a new fresh thought process of WE CAN do this! The heart of our community is downtown, and this project lets, residents and business know, things CAN get done, but it will take a concentrated effort, time and some financial consideration from each person, business to make things happen. A city, no matter how big, cannot do things like this alone. It takes private partnership teaming up with the town to make things better for all. I invite the larger Willard corporations in the area to take a bigger role and more pride in our downtown and the whole area, join in when these projects pop up as they benefit you as well, maybe not now but down the road. Your leadership is needed! I invite the 20, 30 and 40 somethings and small business owners to take a leadership role and show us your new ideas for the next 20 years from now. Their leadership is needed as well. For other updates and information on the clock you can go to our website savewillardsclock.com or on Facebook at Save Willards Clock. YOUR TIME IS NOW!
