Marston House

Listed on the National Register
of Historic Places

3525 Seventh Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
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Phone: (619) 298-3142

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The Marston House Museum is one of San Diego’s finest examples of the Arts and Crafts architectural movement. Completed in 1905 for prominent merchant and civic leader, George W. Marston and his family, this 8,500 square-foot home is surrounded by four acres of rolling lawns, manicured formal gardens, and canyon pathways.

Designed by renowned architects, William Sterling Hebbard and Irving John Gill, the home’s exterior demonstrates the transitional phase from the structure and rigidity of the Victorian age and the English Tudor intent of its original design to the simplicity, ease of maintenance, and “form follows function” philosophy of the Craftsman period. The interior features spacious hallways juxtaposed with close, intimate living areas that evoke the “hearth and home” aesthetic of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is furnished with Mission style pieces like those designed by brothers, Gustav, Leopold and John George Stickley, and a variety of decorative pottery, paintings, and textiles created by world-renown Craftsman artisans.

Open:

Guided Tours Only

Winter Hours:
Labor Day – May 31
Saturday and Sunday only
Tours at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
(Last Tour is at 3pm)

Summer Hours:
June 1 – day before Labor Day
Saturday and Sunday only
Tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
(Last Tour is at 4pm)

Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Admission:
$8 Adults, $5 Seniors (65+), Students and Military (I.D. required), $2 children ages 6-17, Free children under 6. San Diego Historical Society members receive unlimited free admission.

Museum store on site.

Upcoming Museum Closures
There are no upcoming closures to report at this time.