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Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
Hammond Castle Museum is a Gloucester, Massachusetts-based nonprofit museum housed in a castle built between 1926 and 1929 and established as a museum in 1930. It was founded by John Hays Hammond Jr., known as the Father of Radio Control, and the building was designed to serve as his private residence, laboratory, and a museum collection, blending elements of a medieval castle, a French chateau, and a Gothic cathedral. The museum offers a range of tours—self-guided, guided, and specialty tours—along with educational and cultural events throughout the year, and it also rents space for corporate and private functions. The collection highlights Hammond’s patents and work in radio control, as well as his research on guided torpedoes for military applications. In 2026, Hammond Castle Museum announced a leadership transition on its Board of Directors, naming Mike Chapman as President and Liisa Nogelo as Vice President.