Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest

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The Ventura County Historic Landmarks & Points of Interest consist of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods designated by Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board as historic landmarks and points of interest in Ventura County, California. The county board of supervisors created the Cultural Heritage Board in 1966 and in August 1968, two sites were designated: the Faulkner House (VCHL No. 1) near Santa Paula; and the Edwards Adobe in Saticoy (VCHL No. 2). [1] The scope was established to include the entire county: both cities and the unincorporated areas. The cities of Fillmore, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, and Thousand Oaks have the county Cultural Heritage Board advise them and those designations are listed here. [1] The cities of Moorpark, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Ventura established their own separate historic designation systems with the City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts developing into an extensive list. The Port Hueneme Historical Society Museum houses historical artifacts, photographs and information on the history of the Hueneme area. The museum is in the Hueneme Bank Building (VCHL No. 32). [2]

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Historic Landmarks

VCHL No.NameImageAddressCityDate listedDescription
1 Faulkner House G W FAULKNER HOUSE.jpg 14292 West Telegraph Rd.
34°19′36″N119°06′25″W / 34.326686°N 119.107079°W / 34.326686; -119.107079 (Faulkner House)
Santa Paula8/68Queen Anne style farmhouse with three-story octagonal tower built 1894; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991; now operated as the Hansen Trust Agricultural Learning Center [3]
2Edwards AdobeWest of Edwards Ranch Road
34°18′40″N119°08′00″W / 34.311209°N 119.133407°W / 34.311209; -119.133407 (Edwards Adobe)
Saticoy8/68
3/90
Two-story house built in 1860 for William Dewey Hobson; it combines Mexican and "Yankee clapboard" styles; designation revoked in 1977, then restored in 1990 [4]
3Row of eucalyptus treesHighway 101, east of Lewis RoadCamarilloA row of 1,000 eucalyptus trees planted in 1892 for Don Adolfo Camarillo's ranch [5]
4 Cook Mansion 829 North Park Street
34°25′05″N118°47′42″W / 34.418141°N 118.795122°W / 34.418141; -118.795122 (Cook Mansion)
Piru1/69Queen Anne style mansion built in 1886, destroyed by fire in 1981 and then rebuilt in 1983; also known as the Newhall Mansion and the Piru Mansion [6]
5Rancho Arnaz Adobe9504 North Ventura Avenue
34°24′31″N119°17′49″W / 34.408578°N 119.296843°W / 34.408578; -119.296843 (Rancho Arnaz Adobe)
Oak View1/69Built in 1863, it was the home of Don Jose Arnaz who leased and then purchased the 50,000-acre Mission San Buenaventura property from the Mexican government; also known as the Stage Route Half-Way House; it is the oldest continuously-occupied residence in the county [7]
6 Simi Adobe–Strathearn House 137 Strathearn Place
34°16′28″N118°48′05″W / 34.274435°N 118.801291°W / 34.274435; -118.801291 (Simi Adobe–Strathearn House)
Simi Valley1/69Built in 1810, also known as the de la Guerra Adobe; part of the Strathearn Historical Park; also designated as California Historical Landmark No. 979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 [8]
7Sanchez Adobe2317 Los Angeles AvenueSaticoy4/69Built with one story in 1838, second story added c. 1900 [not found at designated location; moved?]
8 Don Adolfo Camarillo House Camarillo Ranch House.jpg 201 Camarillo Ranch Rd.Camarillo4/69Built in 1893
9Santa Clara Schoolhouse20030 Telegraph Rd.Santa Paula4/69Colonial style one-room schoolhouse with high tower, built 1896–97, also known as Little Red Schoolhouse [9]
10Tapo Adobe Ruins4651 Tapo Canyon Rd.
34°19′24″N118°42′37″W / 34.323414°N 118.710194°W / 34.323414; -118.710194 (Simi Adobe–Strathearn House)
Simi Valley12/70Sections of adobe walls can be seen at the Tapo Canyon Regional Park [10]
11 Santa Gertrudis Asistencia (Chapel) Monument Santa Gertrudis Asistencia (Chapel) Monument.jpg N. Ventura Ave.Ventura12/70The original chapel was built in 1809 and ceased operation around 1840. The site was in the path of the Ojai freeway, and the remains were moved in 1968 with several foundations stones being used to create the monument. Located 0.3 miles north of the Ventura Avenue Water Purification Plant on the east side of the road, flanked by two cypress trees that were scorched in the Thomas Fire. [11]
12 Ventura County Courthouse VenturaCountyCourthouse1 sm.jpg 501 Poli St.
34°16′56″N119°17′35″W / 34.282352°N 119.293036°W / 34.282352; -119.293036 (Ventura County Courthouse)
Ventura12/70 Neoclassical courthouse built in 1912, designed by Albert C. Martin Sr.; became Ventura City Hall in 1972; terra cotta exterior decorations, friars' heads, and copper-sheathed dome; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 (first site in City of Ventura to be so designated) and designated as California Historical Landmark No. 847 and Ventura City Historical Landmark No. 4
13 Oxnard Carnegie Library Carneige Art Museum 2, Oxnard.jpg 424 South C St.Oxnard2/71Neoclassical public library built 1906–07 with funding from Andrew Carnegie; converted into an art museum; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the first site in Ventura County to receive the designation
14 Point Mugu Recreation Area/State Park Point Mugu September 2013 010.jpg Point Mugu 2/71Archeological site with remains of a Chumash village (Satwiwa) occupied for 6,000 years until 1850; also the largest remaining grassland in California; extends from Mugu lagoon southeast to Sycamore Canyon and northeast to Potrero Road
15Naumann Giant Gum Tree and Eucalyptus RowsEast of Pleasant Valley and Etting Rds.
34°09′45″N119°08′56″W / 34.162457°N 119.148838°W / 34.162457; -119.148838 (Naumann Eucalyptus Trees)
Oxnard6/71Row of eucalyptus trees planted c. 1900 stretching 1/4 mile for the Hueneme Masonic Cemetery
16Sugar Beet Factory site Oxnard Sugar Factory, 1907.jpg North of Wooley Rd. and east of Oxnard Blvd.Oxnard6/71Site of second largest sugar beet factory in US, built 1898, manufactured sugar out of beets and played a central role in development of Oxnard; operated 1899–1959 [12] [13]
17Oxnard Plaza Park PagodaFifth and C StreetOxnard6/71Octagonal pagoda built in 1910 for well used to irrigate the surrounding park [14] [15]
18Japanese CemeteryEast of Etting and Pleasant Valley RoadOxnard6/71Adjacent to Masonic cemetery; markers are wooden boards with inscriptions; last burials c. 1960 [16]
19 Port Hueneme Women's Improvement Club Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme.jpg 239 Scott St.Port Hueneme11/72Built in 1915; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989
20Thomas R. and Mary Bard MemorialWest corner of Ventura Rd. and Park Ave.Port Hueneme11/71Memorial to Thomas R. Bard, an oil pioneer and U.S. Senator, and his wife Mary; dedicated 1958
21Rafael Reyes AdobeLockwood Valley Road, 2 miles east of Highway 33 at Reyes CreekLockwood Valley11/71One-story adobe house built in 1854 with wood and concrete block additions the 1920s and 1940s; fighting bulls were raised on the ranch [17]
22St. Mary Magdalen Church Mary Magdalene Chapel.jpg 2532 Ventura Blvd.Camarillo3/72Spanish Neo-Classic built in 1913 as a private chapel for the Camarillo family; became a parish church in 1940; designed by Albert C. Martin Sr. [18]
23 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Santa Paula, CA, Train Depot Art Center, 2012 - panoramio.jpg 963 E. Santa Barbara St.Santa Paula4/72First train depot in Ventura County, built in 1887 [19]
24Hueneme Wharf (original site)Corner of Seaview St. and Hueneme Rd.Port Hueneme3/72 Thomas R. Bard built the county's first wharf, 900 feet long, at this location in 1871; destroyed by storm in 1938 [20]
25 Matilija Hot Springs 05669-Hot Springs-1905-Matilija Hot Springs, California-Bruck & Sohn Kunstverlag.jpg 788 West Hot Springs Rd.Ojai8/72Camp site established in 1871 in Matilija Canyon; cabins and hotel added in 1873; popular for its hot springs and for bear hunting
26Post Office Tower and Portico Post office in Ojai, California (2).jpg SE Corner of Ojai and Signal StreetsOjai6/75Three-story tower with domed top covered in Spanish tile, built in 1916
27Libbey Park Bowl Sycamore Tree650 feet south of post office at Ojai Ave. and Signal St.OjaiSycamore tree over 200 years old used in Chumash ceremonies
28 San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct.jpg Cañada Larga Rd. (south side), 1/4 block east of Highway 33Ventura1/76Seven-mile long aqueduct built starting in 1792 to supply water to the Mission San Buenaventura and local farms; the aqueduct began at the convergence point of San Antonio Creek and the Ventura River. The section of the aqueduct in the photograph is located at 234 Cañada Larga Road (south side), 1/4 block east of Highway 33, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
29 Santa Susana Depot Santa Susana Depot view from southwest 2014-11-13.jpg 6503 Katherine Rd.Simi Valley1/76Railroad depot built in 1903 by the Southern Pacific Railroad; now houses a railroad museum
30 Stagecoach Inn Stagecoach Inn.jpg 51 South Ventu Park RoadNewbury Park5/76Grand Union Hotel built in 1876; moved in 1965 due to freeway construction, destroyed by fire in 1970 and rebuilt
31 Thomas R. Bard Mansion Bard Mansion.jpg Guadalcanal St. at Bard LanePort HuenemeItalian Mediterranean style built in 1915 for Thomas R. Bard, an oil pioneer and U.S. Senator; purchased by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s and now serves as the base officer's club at the U.S. Naval Construction Center
32Hueneme Bank Building220 North Market St.Port Hueneme3/77Built in 1925 in Neoclassical style, designed by Myron Hunt; served as Port Hueneme City Hall from 1959–1973; later operated as a historical museum
33Josiah Keene House Josiah Keene House.jpg 41 Bell WayVentura7/77 Second Empire/Victorian house with steep mansard roof built in 1872; also designated as City of Ventura Historical Landmark No. 68. [21] [22]
34Foster Park Lion Entrance Markers Foster Park Lion Entrance Marker.jpg Casitas Vista Road at the east end of Foster Park BridgeVentura7/77Two large sandstone lions erected 1908 at entrance to Foster Park, a county park
35W. L. Hardison House1226 Ojai Rd.Santa Paula12/77Victorian era, California eclectic farmhouse built in 1884 [23] [24]
36 Union Oil Company Building Union Oil Company Building.jpg 1003 E. Main St.Santa Paula12/77Queen Anne style office building with Italianate influences, served as the first headquarters of Union Oil Co.; now the California Oil Museum; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and designated in 1991 as California Historical Landmark No. 996 [25]
37Hueneme Slough SiteSurfside Dr. and Moranda Pkwy.Port Hueneme11/77Now operated as Moranda Park, the site was originally a slough or tidal basin that was filled in 1938 with material dredged up to build the Port Hueneme Harbor.
38Universalist Unitarian Church Building740 E. Main St.Santa Paula3/78Built in 1892 with local brick and river rock, it was designed by architects Seymour Locke and Frederick Roehrig; the oldest standing church in Santa Paula and one of the first Universalist churches on the west coast. Constructed of local brick and river rock [26] [27]
39Mill Park736 Santa Paula/Ojai Rd. at BedfordSanta Paula8/78Grist mill built on the site in 1871 [28]
40Simi Library Building (original)137 Strathearn PlaceSimi Valley5/78One-room library built in 1930; ceased operation in early 1960s and was moved in 1971 to Strathearn Historical Park
41Haigh/Talley Colony House137 Strathearn PlaceSimi Valley5/78
42Tapo Citrus Association Packing House SiteSimi Valley
43Hill Ranch Brick CisternThousand Oaks
44Sycamore Tree near Stagecoach InnNewbury Park
45 Pederson House and Water Tower Pederson home water tower landmark california lutheran university.jpg Thousand Oaks
46Tanner Homestead18492 E. Telegraph Rd.Santa Paula8/78Queen Anne style house built c. 1885
47Fillmore State Bank316 Central Ave.Fillmore5/79Mediterranean/Italian Renaissance brick and terra cotta building built in 1917, designed by Albert C. Martin Sr.
48 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Fillmore CA, Southern Pacific Depot.jpeg 447 Main St.Fillmore5/79Prefabricated railroad building built 1887
49Trinity Episcopal ChurchCorner of Saratoga and Second StreetsFillmore5/79English gingerbread Craftsman style church built in 1901 in Hueneme; moved to Fillmore in 1933
50 Bardsdale Methodist Church Church in Bardsdale, outside Fillmore - panoramio.jpg 1498 Bardsdale AvenueFillmore4/79Carpenter Gothic church built in 1898; listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986
51Piru Methodist Church and OrganPiru
52 Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village (3).jpg Simi Valley
53Brandeis-Bardin Institute, House of the BookSimi Valley
54Charles Collins Teague House (1924)McKevett Heights Rd.Santa Paula11/79English Tudor Revival mansion built 1923–1924 [29]
55Methodist Church (former)Moorpark
56Bank of A. LevyOxnard11/79
57 Lightworks in the Hueneme Lighthouse Point Hueneme Lighthouse.jpg Port Hueneme1980
58Arundell AdobeThree miles up Pole Creek CanyonFillmore7/80Built in 1885 for proximity to purple sage used in Thomas Arundell's honey business
59Hinckley's Artists' Barn and grounds, including pepper tree416 Bard St.Fillmore7/80Barn converted to residence and studio in 1936, featured in Life magazine in 1936; 10-inch square areas painted on one wall by visiting artists; 100-year-old pepper tree is part of the designation
60Church of Christ Scientist461 Third St.Fillmore7/80English Tudor style stucco church built in 1929 with winding flagstone path; designed by architect H. Roy Kelley
61Odd Fellows' Town Clock868 E. Main St.Santa Paula7/80Four-faced Seth Thomas clock above the lodge's hall installed in 1905 [30]
62County Fire Station No. 21 (former)Ojai
63 Goebel's Lion Farm Site Thousand Oaks
64Hunt Olive TreeThousand Oaks
65 Glen Tavern Inn Glen Tavern Inn 2014 06.JPG 134 N. Mill St.Santa Paula7/81Craftsman/English Tudor hotel built c. 1910; designed by Hunt & Burns; also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 [31]
66Saint Rose of Lima Catholic ChurchSimi Valley
67Simi Valley Community Methodist Church (former)Simi Valley
68Brandeis/Bardin Institute, Main HouseSimi Valley
69The Mill926 Railroad Ave.Santa Paula9/82Built c. 1890, now occupied by the Ventura County Agricultural Museum
70First Church of Christ Scientist731 South A St.Oxnard3/82Mission Revival church built 1906–08; moved to Heritage Square in 1989 and remodeled as a town hall facility
71Patterson Ranch BuildingsSimi Valley
72High Street Pepper TreesMoorpark
73Murphy House205 South F St.Oxnard4/91California style bungalow built in 1911
74 Henry Levy House 155 South G St.Oxnard12/82Craftsman house with English Tudor details built in 1914
75Achille Levy House201 South D St.Oxnard12/82Shingle style house with Craftsman influences built in 1912
76 Ebell Club of Santa Paula Santa Paula Theater Center 2014 02.JPG 125 South Seventh St.Santa Paula9/82Craftsman mansion built in 1917 as a women's club, now operated as the Santa Paula Theater Center [32]
77Charles Collins Teague House (1900)805 Santa Paula St.Santa Paula9/82Colonial Revival house built in 1900; designed by Greene and Greene [33]
78Underwood House715 E. Santa Paula St.Santa Paula9/82Queen Anne style house built in the mid-1890s [34]
79Moreton Bay Fig TreeCorner of Tenth and Santa Barbara StreetsSanta Paula9/82Tree planted in 1879 [35]
80Rice House928–930 Yale St.Santa Paula9/82Queen Anne style cottage with Eastlake detail built in 1880s [36]
81First Christian Church829 Railroad Ave.Santa Paula9/82Carpenter Gothic style church built in 1900 with a square bell tower and high-pitched pyramidal roof [37]
82Balcom House933 Pleasant St.Santa Paula9/82Italianate style house built in 1885; gutted by a fire in the 1950s [38]
83Baker House525 East Main St.Santa Paula9/82Queen Anne style house built in 1890 with French Mansard tower [39]
84Anna M. Logan House123 North Mill St.Santa Paula9/82Eastlake style house built c. 1888–1890 [40]
85Somis Thursday Clubhouse5380 Bell St.Somis7/91One-room schoolhouse built in 1895; sold to a social club in 1924 and substantially remodeled in 1939 and after
86Gerberding/Moranda HousePort Hueneme
87Farrell HousePort Hueneme
88Richard Bard HousePort Hueneme
89Chumash Park "Indian Hills"Simi Valley
90 Oakbrook County Park Archaeological Area Thousand Oaks
91Chumash Village of ShimijiSimi Valley
92Ramelli/Willett House51 Sulphur Mountain Rd.Oak View7/83Mediterranean style 26-room house built in 1926, designed by Roy Wilson
93Wood Ranch BarnsSimi Valley
94Lathrop CampOjai7/84
95 Pratt House 1330 North Foothill RoadOjai11/85Craftsman bungalow built in 1909, designed by Greene and Greene, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002
96Dent Ranch HouseOjai
97Santa Paula Union High School404 North Sixth St.Santa Paula1/86Spanish Colonial school built in 1936 by Works Progress Administration [41]
98Wiltfong HousePort Hueneme
99 Dos Vientos Ranch BuildingsNewbury Park1986Two large barns built by Malcolm Clark in the 1930s. Both were dismantled in the 1990s; the lumber was cataloged and is stored with the Conejo Recreation and Park District. [42] [43]
100Justin Petit Ranch House730 S B St.Oxnard4/86Queen Anne Victorian-style house built in 1896; relocated to Heritage Square
101Piru Train BridgePiru
102Sacred Heart Mission ChurchDarling Rd., east of Wells Rd.Saticoy6/86Burned down in August 2005
103Whale Rock Ranch HouseOjai
104Stagecoach RoadSimi Valley
105Freight RoadSimi Valley
106 Mount McCoy and Cross Mount McCoy Simi Valley June 2021 002.jpg Simi Valley
107Montgomery HouseSimi Valley
108King/Harris House1420 Grimes Canyon Rd.Fillmore10/86Two-story white frame house built in 1910; later used as the Conejo Recreation and Parks District sports office
109Crowley HouseThousand Oaks
110Five TreesVentura
111McKevett School (North Grammar School)955 E. Pleasant St.Santa Paula5/87Mission Revival style school built in 1910 with each classroom opening onto a veranda and courtyard [44]
112Edwin Janss Sr. HouseThousand Oaks
113Charles L. and Nellie Sheldon House701 East Santa Paula St.Santa Paula9/87Neo-Classic Row House built in 1900
114James M. Sharp House11840 Telegraph Rd.Santa Paula11/87Italianate style house built in 1890 [45]
115Hueneme Elementary SchoolPort Hueneme
116Whiteside House and BarnThousand Oaks
117Saticoy Walnut Growers Association Warehouse1235–1255 East Wells Rd.Saticoy6/88Warehouse built in 1917 for drying and shipping
118Saticoy Bean Warehouse10995 Azahar St.Saticoy6/88Warehouse built in 1917 for lima bean growers
119Farmers & Merchants Bank of Santa Paula – Saticoy Branch1203 Los Angeles Ave.Saticoy6/88Neo-classical bank built in 1911
120Lake Eleanor DamThousand Oaks
121 Foster Park Bowl FPB Picture.jpg 438 Casitas Vista RoadVenturaOutdoor theater located in Foster Park
122Palm Trees along Chambersburg RoadBardsdale
123Sanitary Dairy/Clifford Hardison House1680–1686 Old Telegraph Rd.Fillmore2/89
124Piru HotelPiru
125Lechler House/MuseumPiru
126Stutsman/Hall RanchOjai9/89
127Pioneer Section of Simi Valley Public CemeterySimi Valley1/90
128Fulkerson Hardware Store Fulkerson Hardware.jpg 3403 Somis Rd.Somis7/91Stucco structure built in 1925
129Masonic Temple Building Site402 Central Ave.Fillmore6/90
130Farmers & Merchants Bank364 Central Ave.Fillmore4/90
131Sespe School627 Sespe Ave.Fillmore4/90
132Familia Diaz Cafe249 S. Tenth St.
34°21′03″N119°03′30″W / 34.350914°N 119.058253°W / 34.350914; -119.058253 (Familia Diaz Cafe)
Santa Paula10/90Operated as a family since 1936; built in 1919, rebuilt 1928, remodeled 1980 [46]
133Somis School5268 North St.Somis7/91Schoolhouse built in 1924
134Coast Live Oak TreeSimi Valley
135Spalding house, guest house, stone wall3095 West Telegraph Rd.Fillmore5/92
136Elephant RockSimi Valley
137Palm Trees along Alamo StreetSimi Valley
138Sycamore Tree along Wood Ranch ParkwaySimi Valley
139Simi Elementary School and BungalowsSimi Valley
140Scott/Cameron House and Aged Olive TreeSimi Valley
141 Ventura County Railway 250 East Fifth St.Oxnard2/9213-mile railroad built in 1905
142Barbara Webster School1150 Saticoy St.
34°21′35″N119°03′34″W / 34.359697°N 119.059562°W / 34.359697; -119.059562 (Barbara Webster School)
Santa Paula2/92Built in 1925 to serve the educational needs of the children of Mexican itinerant citrus and walnut workers
143Olive Mann Isbell School221 South Fourth St.
34°20′57″N119°03′58″W / 34.349176°N 119.066084°W / 34.349176; -119.066084 (Olive Mann Isbell School)
Santa Paula2/92Built in 1926; designed by Roy C. Wilson
144Scarlett/McGrath Ranch House5011 West Gonzales Rd.Oxnard9/92Queen Anne/Eastlake residence built in 1889
145Perkins/Claberg House721 South A St.Oxnard6/92Queen Anne and Stick style house built in 1887; relocated in 1989 to Heritage Square
146Wineman/Lehmann/Miller House101 South D St.Oxnard10/93Colonial Revival and California Bungalow styles, built in 1903
147Staire/Diener House235 South D St.Oxnard10/93House with Craftsman influences built in 1911
148Palm Trees along "C" StreetC Street between Magnolia and WooleyOxnard10/93Mexican Fan Palm Trees planted in 1903
149Japanese Nisei Methodist Episcopal Church630 South A St.Oxnard10/93Church built in 1908 for Japanese farm workers
150 Corriganville Corriganville park old foundations.jpg 1601 Kuehner Dr.Simi Valley8/95Movie ranch opened in 1937; opened to public in 1949 as a western-themed amusement park; became known as Hopetown after Bob Hope purchased it in 1965; closed in 1966 and damaged by fire in 1967; it is now a park operated by the City of Simi Valley
151Fillmore SignNortheast corner Highway 126 (Ventura St.) and Central Ave.Fillmore9/94Lozenge-shaped, Streamline Moderne style sign installed in 1940 with "Fillmore" in 12-inch white neon letters; a neon arrow points to downtown
152 Rancho Camulos Rancho Camulos visitor center.jpg 5164 E. Telegraph Rd.Piru11/95Ranch used by Helen Hunt Jackson as a setting for her 1884 novel Ramona
153Bard/Prescott HousePort Hueneme12/95
154First Church in Piru/Sullivan HousePiru12/95
155Briggs School14438 W. Telegraph Rd.
34°17′53″N119°09′21″W / 34.298166°N 119.155847°W / 34.298166; -119.155847 (Briggs School)
Santa Paula3/94Mediterranean school with an Italian influence and central courtyard built in 1925 [47]
156Arts and Science Buildings, Fillmore Senior High School555 Central Ave.Fillmore9/94Two Mediterranean style buildings, built 1937–38 with Moorish arched entrances and Churrigueresque relief; designed by architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley
157Sespe Bunkhouse2896 Telegraph Rd.
34°19′05″N119°07′20″W / 34.318165°N 119.122313°W / 34.318165; -119.122313 (Sespe Bunkhouse)
Santa Paula2/24/98Built in 1910 or 1911, it housed unmarried white workers on a citrus ranch from the 1920s to 1940s
158Swift Residence and Lying-In Hospital838–840 West Fifth St.OxnardHouse built about 1926 for Dr. Floyd J. Swift and a small office/hospital built in 1928
159People's Lumber Company Building216 N. 8th St.Santa PaulaNeoclassical masonry building built c. 1890
160Knolls RockSimi Valley7/26/99
161 Henry T. Oxnard Historic District House at F and 5th, Oxnard.jpg Oxnard9/14/99Subdivision created in 1911 recognized in 1999 as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places; bounded by Fifth Street, Magnolia Avenue, the alley between E and F Streets to the east, and the alley between G and H Streets to the west.
162Fillmore Ebell Club407 Second St.Fillmore11/13/01Women's club and cultural center built in the 1930s
163Rose/McGrath Ranch228 Loma Dr.Camarillo6/10/02
164Selby/Roberts Residence and Site11795 Santa Ana Rd.Lake Casitas2/28/05
165 Gottfried Maulhardt/Albert Pfeiler Farm Site 1251 Gottfried PlaceOxnard3/31/04
166 Timber School House and Auditorium1872 Newbury Rd.Newbury Park7/13/04Mission style two-room school built c. 1924 (with addition from 1955) and auditorium structure built in 1948; designed by architect Roy C. Wilson
167Edward Tobin Residence and Site4440 Grand Ave.Ojai10/27/08Craftsman bungalow moved to its present location in 2005
168School Street Historic DistrictSimi ValleyDesignation revoked
169William Ford Residence1015 Amber LaneOjai10/25/10Spanish Colonial Revival house built in 1929 with a Mexican hacienda layout; designed by the noted African-American architect Paul Williams
170Acacia Mansion205 S. Lomita Ave.Ojai11/8/10Spanish Colonial Revival house built in 1929 with Moorish influence; Uno John Palo Kangas, who sculpted the Ventura Father Serra statue, was hired to do much of the work
171Bon Ton Court531 South F St.Oxnard12/7/10Spanish Revival bungalow court apartment complex built in 1926 to provide housing for working class residents
172Ventura County Agricultural Buildings815 and 845 East Santa Barbara St.
34°21′32″N119°03′53″W / 34.358999°N 119.064584°W / 34.358999; -119.064584 (Ventura County Agricultural Buildings)
Santa Paula5/14/12Spanish Revival office and garage buildings constructed in 1929; also a fumigation plant built 1938–39 in utilitarian industrial style with Streamline Moderne venting
173McColm Manor Apartments534–542 South F St.Oxnard12/8/1412-unit courtyard apartment complex built in 1950
174Preston-Butler Residence1190 El Toro Rd.Ojai8/25/14Two-story Spanish Revival house built in 1926
175J.A. Swartz Residence636 West Fifth St.Oxnard2/23/16Spanish Colonial Revival house built 1929–30
176 Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Saticoy Depot.jpg 11220 Azahar St.Saticoy05/2016 [48]

Points of Interest

POI No.NameImageAddressCityDate listedDescription
1 Corriganville 1601 Kuehner Dr.Simi Valley1/82Redesignated in 1995 as VCHL No. 150 (see description above)
2Butterfield Stage Route Santa Rosa Valley 1/82Route used by the Butterfield Overland Mail in California to deliver mail between San Francisco and Los Angeles; the designation covers the portion of the route running from west of the Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School (13282 Santa Rosa Rd, Camarillo) over the hills to the intersection of Moorpark and Olsen Roads in Thousand Oaks; the Norwegian Grade was later built between 1900 and 1911
3Oxnard Pest Control Insectary SiteEastern half of block bounded by Scott St., Fifth St., Port Hueneme Rd., and Fourth St. (Ventura Rd.)Port Hueneme6/85Buildings originally used to house season workers of a tomato cannery, moved to Fifth St. after WWI and used to breed the Australian ladybug, a natural predator of the mealybug then threatening the county's citrus orchards
4Santa Rosa School (original site and school bell)13282 Santa Rosa Rd.Camarillo2/87School built in 1912 by Norwegian Colony farmers
5Hueneme Grammar School (original site)344 North Third St.Port Hueneme1/88School built in 1885 by Norwegian Colony farmers
6Saticoy Springs and Chumash Indian Village Sa'aqtik'oy SiteBounded by Saticoy Ave., Telephone Rd., Wells Rd, and railroad tracksSaticoy5/88Site of a Chumash settlement dating to 5,500 B.C.; ceremonial gathering at the site in 1869 drew Chumash leaders from the region
7Simi School/Simi Library/Ortega Saloon Sites1958 Third St., 137 Strathearn PlaceSimi Valley1/89School built on Third Street in 1890, torn down in 1926; library built in 1930 and moved to the Strathearn Historical Park in 1971
8Santa Clara Chapel Original Site301 Esplanade Dr.Oxnard11/89Moved in 1954 to 1333 East Ventura Boulevard, El Rio; original site later became a Sears store
9Cesar Chavez Childhood Home Site452 North GarfieldOxnard10/93The Chavez family lived in a shed or small barn in the rear of the property in 1939 [49] [50]
10Colonial House Restaurant701–747 North Oxnard Blvd.Oxnard12/13Restaurant on this site was the most popular restaurant in Ventura County in post-WWII era, frequently visited by movie stars, including Marilyn Monroe, Bing Crosby, and Clark Gable; demolished in 1988 but brick fireplace remains Oxnard Boulevard
11Former Fillmore Refinery67 E. Telegraph Rd.Fillmore12/15Ventura Refinery built on the site in 1915, later known as the Fillmore Works; operations ended in 2002 and were followed by remediation of soil and groundwater contamination

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Ventura County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 843,843. The largest city is Oxnard, and the county seat is the city of Ventura.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxnard, California</span> City in California, United States

Oxnard is a city in Ventura County in the U.S. state of California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Hueneme, California</span> City in California, United States

Port Hueneme is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara River (California)</span> River in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, California

The Santa Clara River is an 83 mi (134 km) long river in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in Southern California. It drains parts of four ranges in the Transverse Ranges System north and northwest of Los Angeles, then flows west onto the Oxnard Plain and into the Santa Barbara Channel of the Pacific Ocean.

Montalvo is a neighborhood in Ventura, California, United States. Founded about 1887 as an unincorporated town of Ventura County, it was incorporated into the city in 2012. Montalvo is located in the southern portion of the city on the northern bank of the Santa Clara River. It is bounded by Victoria Avenue to the west, Ralston Street to the north, Johnson Drive to the east, and the Ventura Freeway to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Clara River Valley</span> Valley along the Santa Clara River in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California

The Santa Clara River Valley is a rural, mainly agricultural, valley in Ventura County, California that has been given the moniker Heritage Valley by the namesake tourism bureau. The valley includes the communities of Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru and the national historic landmark of Rancho Camulos. Named for the Santa Clara River, which winds through the valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean between the cities of Ventura and Oxnard, the tourist bureau describes it as ".... Southern California's last pristine agricultural valley nestled along the banks of the free-flowing Santa Clara River."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ventura County Courthouse</span> Historic building in Ventura, California used as City Hall

The Ventura County Courthouse, known since 1974 as Ventura City Hall, is a historic building in Ventura, California. Located on a hill at the top of California Street, it overlooks the city's downtown district with views of the Santa Barbara Channel and Channel Islands. It was the first building in the City of Ventura to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has also received historic designations at the state, county and city levels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ventura County Railroad</span>

The Ventura County Railroad is a class III railroad subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, connecting the Union Pacific Railroad in Oxnard to South Oxnard and Port Hueneme. It began operations in 1998 under RailAmerica, leasing its lines from the Ventura County Railway, owner of lines first opened in about 1905 that have remained independent of larger carriers. The railroad serves industrial areas including the Port of Hueneme and Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center at Naval Base Ventura County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxnard Plain</span> Landform in Ventura County, California

The Oxnard Plain is a large coastal plain in southwest Ventura County, California, United States surrounded by the mountains of the Transverse ranges. The cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, Port Hueneme and much of Ventura as well as the unincorporated communities of Hollywood Beach, El Rio, Saticoy, Silver Strand Beach, and Somis lie within the over 200-square-mile alluvial plain (520 km2). The population within the plain comprises a majority of the western half of the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metro Area and includes the largest city along the Central Coast of California. The 16.5-mile-long coastline (26.6 km) is among the longest stretches of continuous, linear beaches in the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saticoy, California</span> Place in California, United States

Saticoy is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States. The site of one of the largest settlements of the Chumash region, a settlement was laid out in 1887 along the railroad line that was being built from Los Angeles through the Santa Clara River Valley to the town of San Buenaventura. Although the town was 10 miles (16 km) distant at that time, the City of Ventura grew to a point where only a small residential and commercial community is left outside the city limits. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined that community as a census-designated place (CDP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wagon Wheel, Oxnard, California</span> Neighborhood in Oxnard, California, United States

Wagon Wheel is a densely populated, planned neighborhood of Oxnard, California at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and Oxnard Boulevard. The neighborhood was originally developed as an office, motel, and restaurant complex named Wagon Wheel Junction with a convenient roadside location near the historic community of El Rio. The site in Ventura County became a popular stop for travelers between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, particularly during its heyday in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The entire site was demolished in 2011 to begin the development of the community with 1,500 residential units. The Esplanade Shopping Center is directly across Oxnard Boulevard with The Collection at RiverPark shopping center located farther along Oxnard Boulevard on the other side of the 101 freeway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gold Coast Transit</span>

Gold Coast Transit District, formerly known as South Coast Area Transit (SCAT), is a local bus operator in western Ventura County, California, serving Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ojai, and the adjoining areas of unincorporated Ventura County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,380,300, or about 13,400 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">VCTC Intercity</span> Public bus service in Ventura County, California

VCTC Intercity is a public transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California. It provides an intercity bus service between the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and Fillmore in Ventura County, and to communities in neighboring Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. The agency is part of the Ventura County Transportation Commission, a governmental body that oversees transportation planning and funding in Ventura County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 383,700, or about 1,400 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carnegie Art Museum</span> Public art museum in Oxnard, California

The Carnegie Art Museum is a public art museum owned by the City of Oxnard, California in the building originally occupied by the Oxnard Public Library. The Neo-Classical building, located adjacent to Oxnard's Plaza Park, opened in 1907 as the Oxnard Public Library and was converted into an art museum in 1986. In July 1971, it became the first building in Ventura County and the first Carnegie library in California to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ventura County Library is a free public library system of 12 community libraries and a museum library in Ventura County, California, organized in 1916. At the time of its centennial in 2016, the system provided access to 412,715 physical volumes and more than 500,000 virtual items to its nearly 300,000 card holders.

Rancho Santa Clara del Norte was a 13,989-acre (56.61 km2) Mexican land grant on the Oxnard Plain in present-day Ventura County, California. It was granted in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Juan María Sánchez.

The San Buenaventura Conservancy for Preservation is an historic preservation organization in Ventura, California also known by its early name of San Buenaventura. It works to recognize and revitalize historic, archeological and cultural resources in the region. The Conservancy is a non-profit 501c3 organization. The group was formed in 2004 after the demolition of the Mayfair Theater, an S. Charles Lee, Streamline Moderne, movie theater in downtown Ventura, California that was razed and replaced with a condominium project.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port of Hueneme</span> Commercial and military port in Ventura County, California

The Port of Hueneme in the city of Port Hueneme, California, United States, is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Ventura County on the Santa Barbara Channel, the port complex not only serves international shipping businesses but is an operating facility of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts</span>

The City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts consist of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods designated by the City of Ventura, California, as historic landmarks and districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway</span> Railroad in Malibu, California, US

The Hueneme, Malibu & Port Los Angeles Railway was a standard-gauge, 15-mile railroad (24 km) in Malibu, California. It was founded by Frederick Hastings Rindge (1857–1905) and operated on his 13,000-acre ranch (5,300 ha) along the coast, which encompassed most of what is today Malibu. He struggled for years to keep trespassers off of his land, and feared that the Southern Pacific Company would use the power of eminent domain to build a railroad through his property. This threat animated Rindge to plan his own railroad to thwart the efforts of the Southern Pacific. This was part of his overall effort to keep outsiders off of his ranch and spoil what he considered to be paradise.

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