Campbell House Museum — Attraction in Toronto

I’m a school bus driver and I made an unplanned visit here while I was waiting for a charter group to finish their trip. I’ve passed this house before but have never had a chance to stop and look around the grounds or go inside. The grounds are great, especially being at University and Queen! They have pieces in the garden that were found underground, with information about the pieces and the home posted on signs along the inside of the fence. I was able to sit on a stone bench in the garden for a while before heading inside for a tour. There was a $10 admission fee, and by the end of my tour I felt like I severely underpaid! I was on my own, and nobody else was there for a tour while I was there. I was greeted by Diane who took my admission fee and immediately started to tell me about the house. Diane is an absolute gem! Extremely knowledgeable (and captivating!) about the house, the Campbell Family, the businesses that occupied the house in the years following the deaths of Sir/Lady Campbell, the background of William and Hannah, their children and descendants, how the house was saved, how it was furnished—even educated me on the pieces furnishing the house! My only disappointment is that I had to get back to my shift and couldn’t spent the entire afternoon with Diane at the house. The experience was one I won’t forget, and I’ve been telling everyone I talk to about it all evening. I’ll likely be researching more of the family/house’s history for months, I feel like I learned so much yet there is still so much to discover. If you love history and/or old homes (this one is 200+ years old!) you’ll love this place. And while I’m sure everyone there is knowledgeable, I hope you meet Diane and soak up everything she has to say! I’d love to return on a day when I don’t have time restrictions.

Note: I only snapped a couple of photos outside, didn’t take any inside because I was...

Miss Ingrid Knutson at The Campbell House Museum I must say she is one of the best story tellers I’ve ever met. When she found out that I was just a tourist, she’s been very generous and passionate on sharing the history of Canada and Toronto. A great person, a beautiful kind soul and a gracious Canadian. The Campbell House Museum has a very interesting history and it’s like stepping back in time during 1800s a perfect prototype of a house from a wealthy family back then. The Museum is easily accessible, just few steps from Osgoode Subway Station. The Museum is open 10am-4pm Tues-Fri, Sat 12-4pm while closed on Sun/Mon. I suggest after the Campbel House Museum, you go to Spadina Museum, by riding that nearby Osgoode Subway Station, it takes 9 mins (6 stops) then alight at Dupont Subway Station, from there it’s just 11 mins walk. The Spadina museum has a tour schedule of 12,1,2,3pm, in front of Spadina Museum is the Casa Loma Castle that closes at 5:00pm (you need at least 2 hrs to fully see the whole Castle. Those 3 museums are ideal to do in one day if you start early as 10am or 12pm at the latest in Campbell...

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Historical Site ⚖️

"Campbell House is the oldest remaining house from the original site of the Town of York. Built in 1822 by Chief Justice William Campbell and his wife Hannah, the home was designed for entertaining and comfort, and constructed at a time when the Campbells were socially and economically established and their children had grown to adulthood.

The house is one of the few surviving examples of Georgian architecture left in Toronto. Campbell House is constructed in a style in vogue during the late Georgian era known as Palladian architecture. This style was Italian in origin, and based upon elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, which emphasized symmetry of features (windows, fireplaces, doors etc.) and"grandiose proportions to exhibit wealth."

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