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The City of Half Moon Bay Invites You to Celebrate the Johnston House Foundation’s 50th Jubilee Celebration
September 17th, 2022 @ 11:00am - 5:00pm
The Johnston House Foundation will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 11AM to 5PM. The Johnston House will be open for tours by period costumed docents. Wine and cheese will be offered at no cost. Local Coastside artists will be setting up tents outside with their handmade products to join in the festivities. There will be an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for an exquisitely designed, hand crafted Victorian-style farmhouse.
“We want to thank the communtiy for their years of support by giving a party to celebrate this most special historical home”, said President of the Board, John Ryan.
Free History Tours of James Johnston’s “White House” of Half Moon Bay
HOUSE TOURS 2023
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
3rd SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
11AM TO 3PM
January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20,
June 17, July 15, August 19, September 16
Group tours available by reservation 1-650-726-0329
OPEN HOUSE
The Johnston House Foundation is pleased to announce that the Johnston House will be open for free tours led by costumed docents on:
April 16 — May 21 — June 18 — July 16 — August 20 — September 17
11: 00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
We are so happy to be able to showcase this historical coastside home to visitors once again. San Mateo Co. COVID-19 guidelines apply.
The house is located at 100 Higgins Canyon Road, Half Moon Bay.
The James Johnston House sits on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Route One, just south of the city of Half Moon Bay. Isolated, its silhouette is a remarkable sight against the rolling hillsides golden brown until the winter rains turns them green. The classic New England saltbox (two stories in front, one in back) was built by ’49er pioneer James Johnston between 1853-1855, for his Californiano bride, Petra Maria de Jara.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house has survived 150 years of weather, abandonment, vandalism and high winds and celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 2005. The Johnston House is open to visitors the third Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is closed October, November and December.
The Johnston House of Half Moon Bay, California
Really Excellent Video. Learn about the history of the James Johnston House. The house sits on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Route One, just south of the city of Half Moon Bay. Isolated, its silhouette is a remarkable sight against the rolling hillsides golden brown until the winter rains turns them green. The classic New England saltbox (two stories in front, one in back) was built by ’49er pioneer James Johnston between 1853-1855, for his Californiano bride, Petra Maria de Jara. ~ Thanks HMB Media
Room by Room Video Tour Tells Story of Multi-Cultural Johnston Family Home in HMB
Contact Information
The Johnston House may be contacted by mail at:
P.O. Box 789
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
You may call (650) 726-0329 to book special tours for groups at the house.
Or email us at events@johnstonhouse.org
Please contact us by any of the methods above to make a donation to the Johnston House Foundation, Inc.
