Home to the Aaron family from 1874 to 1935, it is now held in trust as a museum for the City of Marysville and Yuba County. Photographs, costumes, furnishings and other artifacts document the lives of local residents in changing exhibits. Of special interest is an exhibit that focuses on the lives and traditions of the Chinese community of early Marysville.
Admission is free.
In 1854, five years after the first contingent of Chinese arrived in California to work in the gold mines, a temple to house and worship their gods was erected. Foremost among these was the god of water, Bok Eye, who possessed the powers to control the rains. The original temple was destroyed by fire. Its replacement, built in 1880, remains the focus of the present Marysville Chinese community, and is the only one of its kind in the United States. Marysville celebrates the Chinese New Year and Bok Eye with the annual Tours by special appointment .