Help Re-open the Camron-Stanford House!

The house has been closed to the public since August 2024 and is at-risk of permanent closure. We need your support to reopen.

Built in 1876 by Samuel Merritt, the Camron-Stanford house is the last Victorian house on Lake Merritt. The house became Oakland’s first museum in 1907 and has been a museum for most of its 150-year history. It is a historic Oakland landmark and a treasure to our community. 

For 50 years, the Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association has cared for the house and kept it open to the public. In August 2024, the Association received notice to discontinue operations after its 20-year lease ended. Public access stopped, museum staff were laid off, and the House's financial reserves were depleted.

Now, the Association is partnering with the City of Oakland to REOPEN THE CAMRON- STANFORD HOUSE!

We need the community’s help to make this reopening possible. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us reopen this historic Oakland landmark. Your donation will help us turn the lights back on and rehire essential museum staff.

Thank you for your support of the historic house! We look forward to welcoming you back!

With gratitude,

The Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association

The Camron-Stanford House Preservation Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN #94-2210551). Contributions are tax-deductible.

Other Ways to Support the Camron-Stanford House

• Volunteer as a Museum Docent. We offer a docent training course and are recruiting new docents!

• Become a member. We offer museum memberships at different sponsorship levels!

  Email us at admin@cshouse.org to learn more!