This Colonial Revival mansion was built by Clarence and Lily Harding and is located in Franklin’s Historic Mackinaw District. The Harding family continuously resided here until the late Major General Edwin Forrest Harding (1886-1970) and his wife Eleanor willed the property to the Franklin Area Historical Society to serve as a local museum. The Harding Museum contains numerous exhibits, artifacts, and period furnishings relating to the history and families in the Franklin area. The museum has a library of local and military history including displays of weapons and relics collected by General Harding.