Near Santa Paula in Ventura County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Faulkner House

1894

— Ventura County Landmark No. 1 —

Faulkner House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 23, 2019

1. Faulkner House Marker

Inscription. This home was the culmination of George Washington Faulkner’s dream, expressed to his bride in 1876: "We will have to begin at the foot of the ladder and grow up with the country, but I think that in a few years we can have a beautiful home if all goes well."
H. Anlauf & F.P. Ward, architects. George Nowak, stonemason.
Ventura County Landmark No. 1.
Notice — Not open to the public.

Erected by Ventura County. (Marker Number 1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Ventura County Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 19.615′ N, 119° 6.45′ W. Marker is near Santa Paula, California, in Ventura County. It is on Telegraph Road west of Briggs Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14292 W Telegraph Road, Santa Paula CA 93060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

on Central Coast,

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

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was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Francis Dam Disaster (approx. 2½ miles away); Isbell School (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Ebell Club (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Town Clock (approx. 3.1 miles away); Rigi-Gated Fumigator (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Water Well Drilling Rig (approx. 3.2 miles away); Glen Tavern Inn (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Paula.

Regarding Faulkner House. Ventura County Historical Landmark Statement of Significance:
Faulkner House, built 1894-95. Designated August 1968. National Register No. 91000485 April 1991.
This house, on a modern working farm, is one of the finest examples of pure Queen Anne style in southern California. It has a three-story octagonal tower, irregular roof line, projecting gables, gracefully curved porch, and ornate stained-glass windows; front door contains more than 500 pieces of beveled, etched glass set in copper; upstairs library is crowned by a domed ceiling with a stained-glass skylight. The house was wired for electricity and piped for plumbing when it was built, years before those services were generally available. Other modern features were a dumbwaiter from basement

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 23, 2019

2. Faulkner House Marker

to kitchen for delivery of firewood; a roll-top desk built into living room wall; and a built-in speaking tube system, complete with bells. Architects: Herman Anlauf and F. P. Ward (local).

Also see . . . List of Ventura County Historical Landmarks. (Submitted on October 9, 2021.)

Faulkner House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 23, 2019

3. Faulkner House

Photographed by Craig Baker, March 23, 2019

4. Faulkner House

The Hansen Agricultural Research Center - University of California has sold the property to a private homeowner.

Barns Located Behind the House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 5, 2022

5. Barns Located Behind the House

Briggs School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 19, 2021

6. Briggs School

Located nearby, at Telegraph & Briggs Roads, built in 1925, Ventura County Historical Landmark No. 155.

Photographed by Craig Baker, June 19, 2021

7. Sharp House

11840 Telegraph Rd, built in 1890, Ventura County Historical Landmark No. 114. Private.

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