The Clock House is an emblem of the municipality due to how old it is. After its foundation in 1457, Ciempozuelos became an exempt town in 1480, which means that it was territorially independent and had its own civil and criminal jurisdiction. This, together with the type of masonry and brickwork on the lower facade of the Clock House, typical of the first half of the 16th century, have led us to believe that the building may have been constructed between 1480 and 1520. In the Ensenada property records of 1752, a building similar to the current one is detailed.
In 1874, Mayor Pascual de Oro ordered the clock to be installed in the tower for 6,500 pesetas (a huge amount for the time). The clock was installed by the Mauricio Hoefler company, responsible for other historic clocks such as the one at the Madrid Stock Exchange, its Central University and the Oviedo Town Hall.
After the Civil War, it gained the appearance it has today, but it still preserves old elements such as the large wooden door of the main entrance and the wrought iron balcony at the central window, which likely dates back to the 18th century.
The Ciempozuelos Clock House was used as the Town Hall and meeting place of the Town Council until 1982.
The Town Hall is located in a beautiful, typically Castilian square, with wooden balconies and arcades, which probably also date back to the Middle Ages.
