Saw A Christmas Carol there. What a great performance and such an immersive venue to hold this play. Highly recommend catching this play at such a unique place.
Campbell House, 1822 has an interesting history. It was moved from former Duke St. (Adelaide St. and Frederick St.) in 1972 and restored in 1974. The entrance fee is pwyc. Some of the artifacts are being used for a theatre production. It is still a good example of one of the oldest buildings in Toronto formerly known as York. The original fireplaces, staircase and many light fixtures are still being used. The basement has a fully functional kitchen, that is candle lit. The building is kept to period specific design and accurate period artifacts and interior. I enjoyed my visit. It was about half an hour. They occasionally run workshops that are seasonal. There is a relic lane that has pieces of building fascades from King St. West that is free to visit, in a lane next to Campbell House. There are several column pieces on the front lawn as well.
Beautiful house; very knowledgeable tour guide; lots of important historical info. Was excited to learn they have all kinds of events there, and looking forward to attending some in the future!
Went there 3:30pm (Saturday) hoping for a visit, but the door was shut and it looked very closed :/ though the notice on the door says opening until 4:30pm
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 enjoying the tour!
This is the oldest building in Toronto. There isn't much to see here, but I think it's worthwhile to take the tour to learn a bit of Toronto history. Also parties here are super fun.
We went to the "Anthropocene: The Human Epoch" TIFF party. We loved the House Museum. It has a really nice garden.
Nicely done, interesting to visit, lot of stories. Recommend to visit, specially if something nice been cooked in the kitchen, basement location. Note, this whole house has been moved from different location.
I enjoyed my tour. Guide very knowledgeable.
Attended a TIFF after party here. Great outdoor space and quaint indoor house like structure.
Campbell House Museum is a Canadian Museum based in Toronto, Ontario. Campbell House Museum is located at 160 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 3H3, Canada.
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