The Most Beautiful Drive in America California's fabled road begins here in Dana Point and winds north along the scenic California coast linking waterside destinations, secluded stretches, and California's biggest cities. The road ends near . . . — — Map (db m256072) HM
Rancho Camulos has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
This residential complex possesses national
significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
Ygnacio del Valle established Rancho Camulos in 1853, on . . . — — Map (db m154495) HM
In 1846 General John C. Fremont passed this site of the sycamore tree on his way to sign a treaty with General Andres Pico to secure California for future annexation to the United States. It served the Padres as a resting place; the community as . . . — — Map (db m114949) HM
Chumash seafarers were so comfortable on the ocean that elder Kitsepawit once called the tomol (plank canoe) “the house of the sea.” Shipbuilders crafted the tomol by splitting driftwood, sewing planks with cordage, and caulking with . . . — — Map (db m154652) HM
Berylwood, The Thomas R. Bard Estate, 1912
The Officers Club of the Naval Construction Battalion Center
was originally the home of the honorable Thomas R. Bard,
U.S. Senator (California, 1900-1905) and his family. This was
the . . . — — Map (db m215216) HM
This imposing building was designed by Albert C. Martin and built in 1912 as the Ventura County Court House. It is an outstanding example of neo-classic architecture, considered the proper style for public buildings of the early 20th century. The . . . — — Map (db m154494) HM
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village
This fantastic assemblage is one of California's remarkable Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments. In 1956, Tressa Prisbrey, then nearly 60 years old, started building a fanciful "village" of shrines, . . . — — Map (db m149173) HM
On this site Louis Goebel opened one of Southern California’s most popular tourists attractions. In 1925, Goebel purchased five lots for $50 along old Ventura Boulevard, which later became Thousand Oaks Boulevard. This land had formerly belonged to . . . — — Map (db m138682) HM
The Chumash Garden at the Oxnard Historic Farm Park was established in 2015 to highlight plants which were used by the Chumash people of Southern California for a wide variety of uses. The garden also provides the public with examples of plants . . . — — Map (db m301380) HM
Ventura joined the "movie palace era” of Hollywood with the
grand opening of the Ventura Theatre on August 16, 1928.
This lavishly decorated Mediterranean style theatre cost
$400,000 to build, and created much excitement in our oil
boom . . . — — Map (db m131167) HM
Birthplace of Union Oil Company of California. Founded October 17, 1890. Presented by the City of Santa Paula, California, to Union Oil Company of California, in commemoration of the company's 50 years of service to the West, August Twenty-Four, . . . — — Map (db m154493) HM
Site of the W. L. Hardison Estate, established in 1884 by Wallace Libbey
Hardison with his wife Clara McDonald. Hardison, born in Maine in 1850, was
a Representative in the 104th Pennsylvania Legislature before coming to
Santa Paula in 1883 . . . — — Map (db m175487) HM
Site of Sen. Thomas R. Bard’s first home. A memorial
plot was built by the Bard family and dedicated in
1958. Now owned by the United States government
with an easement to the city of Port Hueneme for
the purpose of maintaining a memorial to the . . . — — Map (db m193908) HM
Dimensions
Pier length in 2001: 1,600’
Original pier length in 1872: 1,200’
Longest pier length in 1938: 1,958’
Pier width: 25’6” - 67’8”
Water depth at pier end:
23 feet at 0 tide
Number of ocean piers in . . . — — Map (db m236241) HM
Original Owner: David Tod Perkins. Original Location: 464 W. Pleasant Valley Road. Construction Date: Ca. 1887. Builder: Jens Rasmussen.
The History
David Tod Perkins was the son of a prominent
Ohio family that included a . . . — — Map (db m194101) HM
The Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve was part of the 113,000-acre Rancho San Jose de
Gracias de Simi tract granted to Javier, Miguel and Particio Pico by the King of Spain in 1795. The Rancho,
which was later transferred to Jose . . . — — Map (db m196844) HM
On this day of October 1, 1998
California State University
Channel Islands campus was established
at the site of the former Camarillo
State Hospital and Developmental Center. — — Map (db m260953) HM
This grand three-story, 15-room home was built by Adolfo Camarillo in the Queen Ann Victorian style, using the plans of architects Herman Anlauf and Franklin Ward. The home features seven bedrooms, a grand staircase, a tower bay, a walk-in wooden . . . — — Map (db m129517) HM
Original Owner: Justin and Frances Petit. Original Location: 1900 East Wooley Road. Construction Date: Ca. 1896. Architect: Herman Anlauf.
The History
The Petit family emigrated from France to America
in 1853 when baby Justin . . . — — Map (db m194066) HM
When the college opened in 1961, the chicken coops located on the Pederson ranch were converted for campus use. F Building housed the campus coffee shop, which doubled as the cafeteria, and a full soda fountain, E Building served as the library; D . . . — — Map (db m154417) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m131410) HM
Federal Works Agency,
Public Works
Administration.
John M. Carmody, Federal Works Administrator.
Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Isbell School,
1939. — — Map (db m184889) HM
This is the site of the headquarters of the Spanish Rancho San Jose de Nuestra Senora de Altagarcia y Simi. The name derives from "Shimiji," the name of the Chumash village here before the Spanish. At 113,000 acres, Rancho Simi was one of the . . . — — Map (db m167458) HM
Santa Gertrudis Asistencia (chapel) was originally located about 500 feet north. Its location is now covered by the freeway. This chapel served the Indians in the early days.
Marked 1970. Replaced 1986. — — Map (db m143330) HM
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