California - Ventura County - Historic Districts
Ventura County California (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Berylwood, McCrea, Joel, Ranch, Rancho Camulos, Anacapa Island Archeological District and Anacapa Island Light Station.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Chumash and Mexican dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Ventura County historic places including Thomas R. Bard, Joel McCrea, Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey and George Washington Faulkner.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Ventura County places including Myron Hunt, John Byers, Glenn O. Winget, unknown, M.W. Lippman, Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey, A.C. Martin, A.F. Priest, Franklin P. Ward and Herman Anlauf. Prominent architectural styles found in Ventura Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival and Queen Anne.

Anacapa Island Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000257)
Address Restricted , Port Hueneme
Telim tor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
Chumash
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Anacapa Island Light Station (added 1991 - - #91001101)
Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park , Oxnard
OgreBot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lippman,M.W.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Water-Related
Berylwood (added 1977 - - #77000360)
Also known as Bard,Thomas R.,Estate
Ventura Rd. , Port Hueneme
Fettlemap, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hunt,Myron
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Bard,Thomas R.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Naval Facility, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Faulkner, George Washington, House (added 1991 - - #91000485)
Also known as Faulkner House;Faulkner Farm
14292 W. Telegraph Rd. , Santa Paula
Steve cor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anlauf,Herman, Ward,Franklin P.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Faulkner,George Washington
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village (added 1996 - - #96001076)
Also known as Bottle Village
4595 Cochran St. , Simi Valley
Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Prisbrey, Tressa "Grandma"
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Prisbrey, Tressa "Grandma"
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
McCrea, Joel, Ranch (added 1997 - - #97000295)
Also known as DuMortier, August, Ranch
4500 N. Moorpark Rd. , Thousand Oaks
Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Winget, Glenn O., Byers, John
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
McCrea,Joel
Significant Year:
1933
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Mission San Buenaventura and Mission Compound Site (added 1975 - - #75000496)
Bounded by Poli St., Ventura and Santa Clara Aves., and Palm St. , San Buenaventura
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Mexican, Chumash
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Village Site
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park, Single Dwelling
Oxnard, Henry T., Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000109)
F and G Sts., between Palm and 5th Sts. , Oxnard
Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Priest, A.F., Martin, A.C.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Rancho Camulos (added 1996 - - #96001137)
Also known as Camulos Ranch;Del Valle Ranch;Camulos
5164 E. Telegraph Rd. , Piru
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture, Social History, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme (added 1989 - - #89001150)
Also known as Women's Improvement Club
239 E. Scott St. , Port Hueneme
Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Library
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
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