Ainsley House facts for kids
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John Colpitts Ainsley House No. 3
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 Location in San Jose, California
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| Location | 300 Grant St., Campbell, California |
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| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Addison M. Whiteside of Whiteside-Davidson Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Arts and Crafts |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001086 |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 2005 |
The Ainsley House is a beautiful old home in Campbell, California. It was built in 1925 and looks like a charming English cottage. This special house and its carriage house are now a museum, open for everyone to visit and learn about history!
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Discovering the Ainsley House
The Ainsley House was designed in a style called California Arts and Crafts. It also looks like an English Tudor Cotswold cottage. These styles were popular for homes built in the 1920s. In 2005, the house and its carriage house were added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means they are important historical places that should be protected.
The Ainsley Family Home
The Ainsley House was the third home of a very important person named John Colpitts Ainsley. He was born in 1860 and passed away in 1937. John Ainsley was a pioneer in the canning industry in Campbell. This means he helped start businesses that preserved food in cans. He lived in the house with his wife, Alcinda, who was born in 1875 and passed away in 1939.
The house was first built on their large, 83-acre fruit orchard. It was located at the corner of Hamilton and Johnson Avenues (which is now Bascom Avenue).
A House on the Move
After John Ainsley passed away in 1937, his wife Alcinda moved out of the house. She lived with friends until she passed away in 1939. The Ainsley House stayed in the family for many years. Even though it was well-cared for, it was mostly empty for decades. It was only used sometimes for special events like Christmas parties.
In 1989, the Ainsley family decided to donate the house, all its furniture, and the carriage house to the City of Campbell. The very next year, in 1990, the entire house was carefully moved to its current spot. You can find it now at 300 Grant Street in Downtown Campbell.
Visiting the Museum Today
Today, the Ainsley House is a wonderful museum where you can step back in time. The old carriage house has also been turned into the Wyland R. Morgan Gallery. Both the house museum and the gallery are supported by the Campbell Historical Museum and Ainsley House Foundation. They help keep these historical places open for everyone to enjoy and learn from.
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Carriage house (Morgan Gallery)
