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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. |
