Pruneyard / Dry Creek in Campbell in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Barron House
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 15, 2020
1. Barron House Marker
Inscription.
Barron House. . In the 1890s G.W. Snyder owned the original 9.1 acre parcel. Ernest S. Barron, sales manager for the Ainsley Packing Company first occupied the commodious California bungalow, built in 1917. The house boasts a large sun porch, gabled dormer and porte-cochere with wisteria vines and iris annuals. The interior beamed ceilings and mirrored, leaded glass dining cabinet are classic for the period.
In 1924 Barron founded Barron-Gray Packing Company (later known as Dole Pineapple Canning Company). That same year Barron died and left the business to his partner Herbert Gray, who developed fruit cocktail in 1926.
In the 1930s the house was residence to realtor Charles W. and Ethel Shumway. The family's deodra cedar Christmas trees were planted in the front yard in 1931, and 1937.
In 1949, Fred I. and Dixie Rice owned the house until 1962 when it was expanded and converted to the Pine Gables Guest House, operated by Beatrice Crill.
In 1970 Marjorie Schneider continued the operation of a home for the aged.
In 1997 Joseph Quilici, and his father Adolph removed the non-original additions, and restored the building to an adaptive commercial office reuse, to buffer the Union Avenue residential areas from the bustling Prune Yard and Campbell Avenue Retail Centers. This portion of Union Avenue in Campbell, has always been occupied by important local business persons, and is a historically and architecturally significant district. ,
In the 1890s G.W. Snyder owned the original 9.1 acre parcel.
Ernest S. Barron, sales manager for the Ainsley Packing Company first occupied
the commodious California bungalow, built in 1917. The house boasts a large
sun porch, gabled dormer and porte-cochere with wisteria vines and iris
annuals. The interior beamed ceilings and mirrored, leaded glass dining cabinet are classic for the period.
In 1924 Barron founded Barron-Gray Packing Company (later known as Dole Pineapple Canning Company). That same year Barron died and left the business
to his partner Herbert Gray, who developed fruit cocktail in 1926.
In the 1930s the house was residence to realtor Charles W. and Ethel Shumway.
The family's deodra cedar Christmas trees were planted in the front yard in 1931,
and 1937.
In 1949, Fred I. and Dixie Rice owned the house until 1962 when it was expanded
and converted to the Pine Gables Guest House, operated by Beatrice Crill.
In 1970 Marjorie Schneider continued the operation of a home for the aged.
In 1997 Joseph Quilici, and his father Adolph removed the non-original additions,
and restored the building to an adaptive commercial office reuse, to buffer the
Union Avenue residential areas from the bustling Prune Yard and Campbell
Avenue Retail Centers. This portion of Union Avenue in Campbell, has
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always
been occupied by important local business persons, and is a historically and
architecturally significant district.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 37° 17.186′ N, 121° 56.115′ W. Marker is in Campbell, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Pruneyard / Dry Creek. Marker is on Union Avenue south of East Campbell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Union Avenue, Campbell CA 95008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 15, 2020
2. Barron House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
