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The Gould Residence
is a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted classic Craftsman home, designed by
Henry Mather Greene of Greene and Greene Architects, Pasadena, CA. It
is the only Greene and Greene design in Ventura and one of the most -
if not THE most - highly documented designs of the firm on record. The
house is on the National Register of Historic places as a place of
National and State significance. There are three levels of
National Register listings; local significance, state significance, and
national significance. This is the ONLY Henry Mather Greene house
on the National Register. It is one of the last homes he designed.
Included in the
purchase of the home are a number of hand-made, original Henry
Greene-designed items including the following:
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| Front Door |
~ crafted in Peter Hall Workshop, Pasadena.
Refinished
for the 1st time in 1981 and refinished again spring 2007 |
| Living room |
~ chandeliers |
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~ 'oriental' bookshelves |
| Sunroom |
~ built-in desk |
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~ wall sconces |
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~ built-in shelves and drawers below window seat |
| Breakfast Room |
~ drawer pulls |
| Dining Room |
~ built-in hand-crafted china buffet cabinet |
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~ drawers and drawer pulls for the cabinet |
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~ stained glass window above the cabinet |
| Master Bedroom #1 |
~ light fixtures in bedroom and bath |
| Bedroom #2 |
~ bookshelves under bay window |
| Bedroom #3 |
~ curio cabinets |
| Staircase |
~ mirror |
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~ sconces |
| Breezeway |
~ light fixture |
Commissioned in 1923,
the home was built by local contractor Clark Still between 1923 and
1924 with additional work completed into the 1940s. Please visit the
various pages to the left for detailed information about the residence,
the property, the conservation easement and even original
correspondence between the principals.
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