Richard Stephen's Grocery Store was built in 1910. The original sidewalk, inlaid in tile with the name Stephen's, remains in the floor at the main entrance to the market. Located in the grocery store at the time was a small post office and a . . . — — Map (db m131357) HM
These structures were built in 1917. Early businesses included a hardware store, shoe store and bakery. For a short time it housed a three lane bowling alley. The building was also once a grocery store. In 1930, City Hall moved into the north half . . . — — Map (db m131363) HM
Built in 1910 as Goodenough's Men's Store, this building served as the local men's clothing store until the mid-1980s. The building was then purchased and converted into a gun and sporting goods store. The building suffered moderate damage in the . . . — — Map (db m131360) HM
The Towne Theatre was constructed of unreinforced brick in 1918. The single-screen theater was used to show silent movies and the stage area was used for vaudeville. Mary Pickford performed here. The theater was closed due to extensive damage from . . . — — Map (db m131358) HM
This building was constructed in 1915 in conjunction with the Towne Theatre and served as the center for recreation in Fillmore. The first floor of the building included a one-lane bowling alley, four pool tables and a soda fountain. The second . . . — — Map (db m131365) HM
This store was completely rebuilt following the 1994 earthquake. The building has six apartments on the upper floor and a 'breezeway' to the rear parking lot. The Ballard Family has been in the furniture business for more than 60 years. This . . . — — Map (db m242383) HM
This hardware store was one of five owned by the three Hickey brothers of Ventura. The first location of this store was approximately 312 Central Avenue and was established by 1919. Harvey S. Patterson was the manager.
Harvey S. and Edith . . . — — Map (db m131361) HM
This building is one of the oldest surviving structures in Fillmore, having been built in 1913. It was constructed for the Farmers and Merchants Bank, which then became Security First National Bank and later Security Pacific National Bank, before a . . . — — Map (db m131362) HM
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
Harold L. Ickes, Administrator of Public Works.
Bardsdale Bridge.
1939 — — Map (db m219684) HM
Warm-Water Beginnings
Fillmore Hatchery was one of the first
warm water hatcheries constructed in
California to produce catchable-sized trout.
Completed in 1942, the facility, comprised
of 30 ponds, 4 cottages, a feed room,
and . . . — — Map (db m218875) HM
This building was constructed in 1917 to house the Fillmore State Bank, which had been founded in 1905 by Judge Felix Ewing and John Carne. In 1927 it became the Bank of Italy; the name was changed in 1930 to Bank of America. In 1965 the building . . . — — Map (db m77889) HM
• By 1919 Rancho Sespe had three bachelor quarters: The Japanese "Ranch House" built in
1909, Bunkhouse No. 1 (built in 1911) and Bunk House No. 2 (Built in 1919).
• The "Ranch House" was some distance away from the main headquarters . . . — — Map (db m217988) HM
The Southern Pacific Depot was built in 1887 during the Southern California land boom of that decade. It was saved from demolition and moved to its present site in 1974 to become the Fillmore Historical Museum. This was done through the efforts of . . . — — Map (db m132748) HM
Three minutes before midnight on the night of March 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed sending over twelve billion gallons of water and debris the length of the Santa Clara River Valley from San Francisquito Canyon through Piru, Fillmore, and . . . — — Map (db m146565) HM
“The Artists Barn” was established in 1936 by Mr. Lawrence Hinckley. The converted old redwood barn served for many years as an art center for Ventura County and drew national recognition. The barn and pepper tree date back to the late . . . — — Map (db m135704) HM
