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The residence depicted in this photo was built in 1889 for J.A. Day (James Allen Day, 1828-1915), a Saticoy area rancher, investor and grocer in Ventura. The Poli Street house is one of the few extant buildings in Ventura constructed in the Stick-Eastlake style of Victorian architecture. It is located on the north side of Poli Street on parcel 72-105-04.

Having achieved success in the brick manufacturing business in Wisconsin, Day moved to Ventura in 1874 where he made significant real estate investments. Mr. Day reportedly owned more than 800 acres of land in Ventura as well as an 80-acre ranch on Telephone Road east of Harmon Barranca. In partnership with three other individuals, J.A. Day built the Masonic Block on Main Street where he opened a grocery store on the ground floor.

City of San Buenaventura — Historic Preservation Commission Landmark No. 70]]>
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The Walton House is one of the few remaining residences in Ventura built in the 1870s. It was constructed in 1879 for W.J. Walton, a partner in the Saxby, Walton and Preble lumber company, which was located nearby on Meta Street (now East Thompson Boulevard). The structure is considered a rare local example of two-story Italianate Victorian design.]]>
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Built in 1885 for Joseph V. Sanchez, this Victorian-era Italianate style house is one of the few remaining intact examples in Ventura from the 1880s. Born in 1854 to one of the Ventura’s oldest Californio families, Sanchez was an early barber with a shop in the Anacapa Hotel.]]>
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Constructed in 1886 at Fir and Meta Streets for Captain Robert C. Sudden, the house was moved in 1916 to its current location at 825 East Front Street. It was modified in 1910 when a second story was added.

City of San Buenaventura Landmark Number 41

Left image: Looking north
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A view looking southeast at the house located at 1232 Buena Vista Street in Ventura, California.

The Jesse Allen Shaw House was constructed in the Victorian style in 1888. The structure has been almost completely altered since it was built, including being stuccoed over. Mr. Shaw was a carpenter-builder and one of Ventura’s early mayors.

Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 72-127-13]]>
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A view looking south at the house located at 1232 Buena Vista Street in Ventura, California.

The Jesse Allen Shaw House was constructed in the Victorian style in 1888. The structure has been almost completely altered since it was built, including being stuccoed over. However, the house does have historical significance. Quoting from a historical survey performed in 1983, “The house is significant for it was built for Jessie A. Shaw who came to Ventura in 1868. J. A. Shaw, a carpenter-builder, constructed many of Ventura’s earliest buildings and was mayor of Ventura from 1869-1870. This was Mr. Shaw’s second house. The first was located on Santa Clara Street. The house was probably built by Selwyn Shaw, J. A.’s son, in 1888.”

Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 72-127-13]]>
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Built in 1888, this is one of the few remaining Victorian houses situated on North Ventura Avenue.

Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 71-062-02]]>
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This Queen Anne style house was built in 1894 for Arthur D. Briggs. At the time it was built this section of East Thompson Boulevard was named Meta Street.

Landmark No. 81

Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN): 73-142-04]]> Ventura--Streets--Fir St.]]> [Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art), A-65872]]]> ]]> Ventura--Streets--Fir St.]]> [Detroit Publishing Co. ("Phostint" card), 13169]]]> ]]>
Verso caption: "Built by Adolfo Camarillo in 1892 and occupied by him and his family until his death in 1958. The home is now leased to the Augustinian Brothers and used as a dormitory by Theology students."

[Photographed by Bruce Dyke, KV2683-4]]]> ]]> [Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, 18315 & 1321]]]> ]]> Ventura--Buildings--Hotels--Hotel De Leon
Ventura--Streets--Main St.]]> [Kashower, M. Co., Los Angeles, California, 31726 & 1202]]]> 15 x 10 cm]]>
Verso caption: "An original Spanish land grant (1847) east of Camarillo. The site of the Victorian home of the late Don Adolfo Camarillo."

[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 11401 Chandler, North Hollywood, Calif., H5279 & 64810]]]> ]]> ]]> Street view of the Anacapa Hotel. The three-story Victorian building has ornate ironwork along the roof spires, and covered walkways along its adjacent sidewalks. A figure stands in front of the entrance, appearing minuscule by comparison.
Verso script: "Main and Palm 1920s"
Verso script: Addressed to Edgar C. Smith, from his mother. Author writes that they are sending the recipient candy for Halloween.
[MacGregor Bros., Ventura, Cal. (Albertype Co., Brooklyn,N.Y.)]]]>
Verso caption: "Built by Don Adolfo Camarillo in 1892, the family mansion still stands as a monument to Camarillo's proud heritage to the old Spanish land grants and pioneer ranchers such as the city's namesake. The house, still owned and occupied by the Camarillo family, has been the scene of many motion picture and television productions."

[McGrew Color Graphics, Kansas City, Mo. 64108 (Camarillo Chamber of Commerce),941609]]]> ]]> [Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles (Made in Germany; published for J.R. Cauch, SantaPaula, Calif.)]]]> ]]> The text on the bottom of the postcard: "Hotel Anacapa, Ventura, Cal."
[Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco, Cal., made in Germany, 714 and 234640]]]> [Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal., made in Germany, 21056]]]> ]]> ]]> [Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal.; Made in Germany, Schools-Oxnard-St. Joseph's Institute]]]> Caption: "Matilija Hot Springs, Cal."
Postcard script: This postcard contains writing on the face of the postcard only.
Verso: Addressed to Mrs. Ruth Browne, 917 Ventura Ave, Ventura Cal.
[Rieder, M., Los Angeles, Cal. (Printed in Germany), 2756]]]> Simi Valley--Buildings--Houses]]> [Simi Valley Historical Society,. Box 351, Simi Valley, Calif., 93065, Series No. 1]]]> ]]> ]]>