Downtown in Campbell in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ainsley House

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 5, 2023

1. Ainsley House Marker

Inscription. This Property Has Been
Placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
John Colpitts Ainsley, an Englishman, immigrated to California in 1886 and made his fortune in the canning of fresh fruit, which was almost exclusively exported to England. In 1925, he and his wife, Alcinda, built this retirement home in the English Tudor style.

The house is both a symbol of his success and a time capsule of the 1920s. The house and most of the furnishings were donated to the City of Campbell by the Ainsley’s granddaughters, Geraldine Lloyd Hicks and Georgene Lloyd Bowen.

[Lower Marker:]
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
October 2005

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2005.

Location. 37° 17.315′ N, 121° 56.614′ W. Marker is in Campbell, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Civic Center Drive near Harrison Avenue. Parking for the museum is off of Harrison Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Campbell CA 95008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named The Ainsley House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Campbell Fire Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fire House #1 (about 300 feet away); Gilman House (about 500 feet away); Lena Swope French House (about 500 feet away); Farley Building (about 500 feet away); Bank of Campbell (Farley Building) (about 500 feet away); Downing Building (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Campbell.

Also see . . . The Ainsley House. City of Campbell Museums entry (Submitted on November 6, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)