National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Ventura County

Ventura County California (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 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 Glenn O. Winget, John Byers, Myron Hunt, unknown, M.W. Lippman, Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey, A.F. Priest, Arthur Benton, Franklin P. Ward, Thacher, Edward and and Samuel Ilsley. Prominent architectural styles found in Ventura Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival and Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival.

Anacapa Island Archeological District (added 1979 - - #79000257)

Address Restricted , Port Hueneme

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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

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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

Anacapa Island Light Station (Boundary Increase) (added 2024 - - #100010729)

Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Oxnard

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture, Maritime History

Berylwood (added 1977 - - #77000360)

Also known as Bard,Thomas R.,Estate

Ventura Rd. , Port Hueneme

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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

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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

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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

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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

Thacher School Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003579)

5025 Thacher Rd., Ojai

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1895-1953 AD

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