Ainsley House is a restored English Tudor style building in Campbell, California

Campbell, California

Campbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose, and part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Campbell's population is 39,349...

. It is now a museum open to the public.

Ainsley House

The historic Ainsley House is an example of the English Tudor Revival style popular in the South San Francisco Bay Area during the 1920s. The home was built in 1925, as the third home for Campbell canning pioneer John Colpitts Ainsley and his wife Alcinda. The home originally sat in the southwest corner of their 83 acres (335,889.4 m²) orchard on the corner of Hamilton and Johnson (now Bascom) Avenues. The historic home was moved to its present location at 300 Grant Street in Downtown Campbell in 1990.

Since its relocation, the historic home has been restored to its original 1920s appearance inside and out. The Ainsley House is a City-run historic house museum and is open to the public. The 15 rooms are furnished with much of the original furniture from the era when the house was one of the grand homes in the Santa Clara Valley. The house is not only a symbol of J.C. Ainsley’s success, but of the prosperity found in Campbell at the height of the fruit canning and drying industry. The original English gardens have been recreated in its new location in the design laid out by noted San Francisco landscape architect Emerson Knight.

The carriage house, now the Morgan Gallery, offers free exhibits and videos detailing the history of Campbell. The Morgan Gallery is also home to one of the Museum Foundation’s Gift Shops. The Ainsley House and Morgan Gallery are open Thursday through Sunday, March through mid-December. The Campbell Historical Museum is just a short distance across the Orchard City Green in the historic Firehouse #1 building.

Holidays at the Ainsley House

Every November through mid-December, the historic Ainsley House is transformed for the holidays by local interior designers, house stagers and decorators. Holiday Open Houses and Teas and Tours are available and help support the preservation of this historic home.

City of Campbell

The Campbell Historical Museum and Ainsley House are owned and operated by the City of Campbell. However, groups such as the Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House Foundation help support the Museum’s services and public programs. Additional support is provided by museum members and the greater community.

Campbell Historic Museum & Ainsley House Foundation

Campbell Historic Museum & Ainsley House Foundation is a 501c3, nonprofit, public benefit corporation of volunteers whose mission is to support with volunteer effort and financial assistance.