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What you should know
Accessibility
All buildings are handicapped accessible. Handicap ramp completed as of April 2024.
Visitor tip
Arrange a private guided tour to maximize your experience—volunteer docents are highly knowledgeable about building histories and can provide context you won't get exploring alone. Contact the museum in advance to schedule.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the player piano in the WWII Quonset Hut building—it's a rare, working artifact that visitors often overlook. Ask a volunteer to show you how to operate it.
About Clermont Historic Village Museum
Local history in preserved buildings. Preserved historic structures, including a school, train depot, WWII-era Quonset hut & 2 homes.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historic Village Museum
- Highlights
- Historic homes (1880s-1925), one-room schoolhouse, WWII museum, outhouse replica
- Admission
- Free; $5 donation suggested per person over 12
- Hours
- Saturday-Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM; tours by appointment
What visitors say
What a great place and such wonderful volunteers! Everyone is super friendly and knowledgeable. I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but there is a LOT preserved inside the buildings, and all from donations, I'm pretty sure. Especially all…
The Clermont Historic Village Museum is like stepping back in time and seeing how life was from a different era. The staff and volunteers were all very friendly and informative about the area and local history, I grew up around this…
We took a tour on a Saturday afternoon! The tour guides were very knowledgeable of the history surrounding the historic village. We frequent the downtown Clermont area for walks. It was nice to finally to the inside of all of the…
From 212 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum features a working player piano in the WWII Quonset hut building that visitors can operate, a rare interactive artifact that museum visitors report is uncommon to encounter
- The museum operates entirely on donations and preserved artifacts, with an extensive textile collection including quilts, dresses, and tablecloths that have remained intact through donations
- All eight historic buildings on site, including structures built between 1885-1925, are fully handicapped accessible with a dedicated handicap ramp completed as of April 2024
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