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JULY 28, 2006 |
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HOUSE
DRESSING---HISTORICALLY SPEAKING!!
San Buenaventura
Conservancy, the Gould Family, and Real Estate Agents
Join Forces with Local Vendor and Select Non-Profits
to find the “right” buyer for Ventura’s only Greene &
Greene
Dateline: Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 at
10:00 AM members and docents of the San Buenaventura
Conservancy (SBC) will welcome the truckloads of
furniture from For Your Home, Ventura’s renowned
retailer for period inspired furniture, to the Henry
Mather Greene designed Gould House in order to put the
home’s “best foot forward” in the search for the right
buyer. The home will also be offered to select
non-profits for fundraising and be featured as part of
a rare, out-of-town tour during the 2006 Craftsman
Weekend, hosted by Pasadena Heritage.
Historically Correct House Dressing
With
the real estate market “pacing off”, as reported in
the Star on July 26th, house dressing (where
a home on the market is decorated in order for buyers
to see its potential) has become increasingly
popular. However, the Gould House is not the average
home. Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 2005, it is the only Greene & Greene on the
list that is recognized by scholars as a rare specimen
of Henry Mather Greene’s artistic talent. Currently
listed with Remax Gold Coast Realtors in Ventura
County and Mossler & Doe, Inc. in Los Angeles, the
house has been on the market for the last several
months, with interest being constant but without
commitments. So the San Buenaventura Conservancy
approached the Gould family and the listing agents
about exploring some historically creative ideas to
increase its exposure beyond traditional methods of
multiple listings and advertising.
“People, lots of people, who qualify
financially, need to actually see the house and they
need to see it through the eyes of its greatest
potential”, says Cynthia Thompson, SBC President.
Most of the original furniture has gone to individual
Gould family members. Thompson approached For Your
Home, who had loaned period correct reproduction
furniture to the home during Ventura Architecture
Weekend in 2004, to see if they would be willing to do
so again for the duration of the selling period. “It
is good for us and its good for the Gould House” was
the response from Kevin Seelof, General Manager and
Greg Bouffard, Sales Manager. A unique feature of
this partnership is that all of the furniture from the
store in the house will be for sale as buyers come
through, with replacement pieces available to the
home.
Partnering with Select Non-Profits
Another historic approach to broadening exposure is
that the house will be offered free of charge to
select non-profits for fund raising purposes during
the sale period. “We’re starting with Ventura first,
of course,” said Thompson. “As an example, the Ventura
County Museum of History & Art has capital campaign
needs for the construction of the new museum and the
Farm Implements Museum. This is a way to reach out
to a financially qualified demographic while serving
the needs of our cultural community” she explained.
The Conservancy will also be exploring similar
arrangements with the Gamble House in Pasadena and
other select non-profits in Santa Barbara and
Montecito.
Pasadena Comes Calling
Pasadena Heritage, who is also host to the
internationally attended Craftsman Weekend, annually
presented in October, holds the conservation easement
on the Gould House. In an unusual move for the event,
they will be offering a bus tour, 60 plus miles
outside Pasadena, called The Arts and Crafts
Movement In Ventura featuring the Gould House with
stops at 71 Palm restaurant, The Hartman House, the
Valentine-Siodmak House, and the Pierpont Inn on
Friday, October 20th from 9:00 am to 6:00
pm at $100 per ticket.
“The
SBC is very excited about Pasadena’s interest in San
Buenaventura’s architectural legacy. This is
confirmation that Ventura’s historic built environment
is not just a sentimental enthusiasm of a few, but
also, an actual engine for economic development
through cultural tourism. If our authenticity can
encourage people to spend $100 to see our town, it is
an opportunity we need to capitalize on. Pasadena’s
international identity is based upon its
architecture. This partnership and recognition with
Pasadena is something that should be nurtured,”
concludes Cynthia Thompson.
For
further information about the Gould House, contact
Jerry Brener/Remax Gold Coast Realtors at 805.794.7323
(in Ventura County), Crosby Doe of Mossler & Doe, Inc.
at 310. 275. 2222 (Los Angeles County) or visit the
Gould website at www.gouldresidence.com. Information
about Pasadena Heritage’s Craftsman Weekend is
available at
www.pasadenaheritage.org or by contacting Teri
Geis at 626.441.6333. For Your Home can be reached at
805.641.1919. For any additional information about
this press release, contact Authentic Resources Team
at 805.815.8969
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October 6, 2005 |
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VenturAuthentiCity
ArtWalk, Ventura
Architecture Weekend & Ventura Music Festival Team Up
The City of Ventura has
partnered with the San Buenaventura Conservancy, which
produces Ventura Architecture Weekend, and the Ventura
Music Festival during the weekend of the Harvest ArtWalk,
November 4 to 6, 2005 to create a jam-packed weekend full
of art, architecture and music that is being billed as
VenturAuthentiCity.
The
weekend will kick-off on Friday, November 4th
from 5:00 to 9:00 pm with the new
Upstairs-Downtown Tour as part of Ventura Architecture
Weekend. If you’ve ever wondered what’s happening above
the Main Street stores, this tour is for you. Along the
route of this self-guided tour, many businesses will open
their doors to their upstairs areas that feature examples
of contemporary offices housed in historic buildings as
adaptive reuse. Included will be the historic office of
Erle Stanley Gardner who wrote the Perry Mason novels. A
reception will be held that evening at the Livery,
sponsored by Harold Powell (REMAX), Gold Coast Home Loans,
Aliso Escrow and Fidelity Title Companies. Jazz and period
music will be provided by the ever-ebullient Jim Calire
Trio.
On
Saturday, November 5th,
from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, check out the Downtown Home
Tours for architecture of the 1890s to the 1920s. Also
downtown from 3 pm to 9 pm, stroll through the shops and
galleries to view over 80 participating exhibits and over
20 live performances during Harvest ArtWalk. By 8:00 pm,
if your feet are tired but your heart craves music, sit
down and tap the tired toes for an evening of swing blues
music with Kid Ramos and his Blues Band, presented by the
Ventura Music Festival.
On
Sunday, November 6th,
the Midtown Home Tours will continue to explore Ventura’s
architectural treasures through its Spanish architecture
of the 1920s-30s and will include the volunteer, community
rehabilitated Washington School; also from 11:00 am to
4:00 pm. Both Saturday and Sunday (Nov 5th &
6th) the Dudley House (an interpretive
house museum of Victorian agricultural life in 19th
Century Ventura) will be part of the tours.
As
always, ArtWalk is a free event, but tickets
are required for the architecture tours and the blues
concert. Ticket prices range from $22 to $32/advance and
$27 to $37/at door per individual event.
For information or
tickets for the home tours or concert,
call the Ventura Visitors Bureau at 805.648.2075 or
800.483.6214; or you can purchase advance tickets
online at
www.sbconservancy.org
For more information
on ArtWalks contact Robin Elander, 805.658.4760,
relander@ci.ventura.ca.us
or
www.venturaartwalk.org.
Basic description:
A
3-day city-wide event highlighting the history,
architecture, art, and music of the City of Ventura.
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August 5,2005 |
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Gould House makes National
Register of Historic Places |
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April 28, 2005 |
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Terra Cotta Restoration Tour at City Hall |
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Non-Profit Seminars at Seaside Park |
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April 19, 2005 |
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Ventura City Council increases fines for destruction
of landmarks |
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September 24, 2004 |
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Ventura to Host Three-Day
Stroll Through History |
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THE
HISTORIC PIERPONT INN SERVES AS THE “HISTORIC HUB” FOR THIS YEAR’S
VENTURA ARCHITECTURE WEEKEND.
The Pierpont Inn’s rich history and Ventura roots have made a
powerful impact in the community. The Inn’s decades of historic
architecture and preservation has spurred a citywide restoration
movement. This year the Inn will serve as the main staging ground
for Ventura Architecture Weekend including historic home tours and
the popular Period Exposition.
In November 2003, the first annual Ventura Architecture Weekend
launched with resounding success, heightening the awareness and
pride of the City of San Buenaventura, celebrating its unique
architectural and cultural landscape. Nearly one thousand people
attended the three-day event from places as far away as Hawaii and
Montana. This year’s event is expected to be even more successful
with the addition of home tours in Ventura’s oldest and most
historic neighborhood, Westside Community.
Following in the preservation footsteps of cities like Pasadena,
California and Savannah, Georgia; Ventura and The Pierpont Inn are
taking bold strides to put Ventura on the map and in the history
books. Ventura’s energy and focus on preservation created a new
powerful force for Preservation, Tourism and Revenue. As a result of
the first annual Ventura Architecture Weekend in 2003, the San
Buenaventura Conservancy has been born. Its mission is education
through advocacy and this year the newly formed non-profit
organization will invite the public to take a stroll through history
as the host of Ventura Architecture Weekend 2004
Dateline: November 12-14, 2004
The success of Ventura Architecture Weekend is largely based upon
the involvement and support of community organizations (Midtown,
Downtown, and Westside community councils, The Ventura Visitors &
Convention Bureau, the Ventura Chamber of Commerce, The Ventura
County Arts Council). Once again these entities are pooling their
efforts to add the element of historic identity in crafting Ventura
as destination city for cultural tourism. “I am very excited about
the recent citizen involvement in our preservation efforts, and I
credit Ventura Architecture Weekend with playing an important role
in heightening community awareness of our historic architectural
treasures,” says Tracy Long, Chair City of San Buenaventura Historic
Preservation Committee.
This year, it is ‘ALL POINTS PIERPONT’ as the The Pierpont Inn &
Racquet Club will be the ‘historic hub’ for weekend activities. The
restoration of The Pierpont Inn (a craftsman Bungalow hotel built in
1910 and current member of Historic Hotels of America) that began in
1999 is credited with raising public preservation awareness. So, it
is only fitting that all home tours will begin at The Pierpont and
the Inn will once again be the location for the Period Exposition.
The three-day Ventura Architecture Weekend takes place Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, November 12th-14th, 2004. The Weekend starts
with an elegant Gala at Ventura’s Beaux Arts City Hall, which is on
the National Register of Historic Places. One of the evening’s
highlights is the displays and living history re-enactments of a
half dozen of Ventura historic families. The Home Tours are on
Saturday and Sunday from 11-4 with Saturday showcasing the early
(1890s to 1920s) architectural development of the Westside and
Downtown areas; and Sunday featuring the eastward movement of the
town in the Midtown (1920s-1930s). Concurrently, the Period
Exposition at The Pierpont Inn will feature restoration vendor
exhibitors like the California Lantern Company, Crown City Hardware,
and The Antique Stove Shop. Additionally, lectures and workshops
will be given throughout the day with a popular return of national
historic design celebrity, Jane Powell, author of Bungalow Bathrooms
and Bungalow Kitchens sharing her expertise.
A special feature of this year’s home tours is the “Work In
Progress” house. Homeowner and textile designer for Patagonia, Lynne
Siodmak, recently purchased the only Oriental Craftsman in Ventura.
Known as the 1915 Harry Valentine House and only owned by two prior
owners, the grand structure needed lots of TLC. Home tour attendees
will be able to witness ‘restoration in process’ as Lynne’s
dedication to environmentally sensitive reuse of original materials
will be explained as part of the tour.
Tickets to the events will be on sale in early September, 2004 and
can be purchased through the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau
(800.333.2989) or online at the San Buenaventura Conservancy website
at www.sbconservancy.com Special courtesy discounts and privileges
for room reservations are available at The Pierpont Inn & Racquet
Club. Call Vicki Dussaigne at 805.653.6144 ext. 180 or Visit the
Pierpont website at www.pierpontinn.com.
For more information please contact:
Jennifer Curtis, CMS Info Services 805.983.3495
Cynthia Thompson of The Pierpont Inn 805.653.6144 ext. 153 Cynthia@pierpontinn.com
The Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau at 800.333.2989 e-mail
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October 1, 2004 |
National Preservation Celebrities
Join the 2004
Ventura
Architecture Weekend Workshops
The Pierpont’s Period Exposition offers preservation and restoration
advice from top professionals in the field
Nationally recognized preservation experts will conduct lecture
workshops as part of the 2004 Ventura Architecture Weekend at the
Period Exposition held at the The Pierpont Inn. Last year’s event
spawned a grass roots preservation movement. Responding to the
demand for ways in which to promote history, top professionals in
the field have agreed to lend their expertise to a very interested
public.
Christy Johnson Mc
Avoy,
Managing Principal of her company, Historic Resources
Group, is an official advisor to the National Trust for Historic
Preservation in Washington, DC. She is also a co-founder of the USC
School of Architecture Historic Preservation Program. She serves on
the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Conservancy, and is a past
president of the California Preservation Foundation. Her knowledge
of historic preservation standards, code compliance, historic
architecture, and creative development options enables she and her
qualified staff to provide a wide range of consultant services. She
is a real estate specialist in the application of financial
incentives for historic preservation. Her company is currently
responsible for the over-site of the restoration of the famed Gamble
House in Pasadena, California.
Paul Duchshere,
former Design Service Director for Bradbury & Bradbury Art
Wallpapers, his expertise in the Arts & Crafts style grew from
creating a line of Craftsman period wallpapers. Since that time his
special talents created a period interior design business located in
San Francisco. Long a proponent of historic preservation,
Duchsherer’s knowledge and enthusiasm for design history has found
further expression through lecturing, writing, and teaching courses
in the field. He gained national celebrity with the publication of
his books, The Bungalow, Inside the Bunglow, Outside the
Bungalow, Victorian Glory, and the eight mini-book series
Bungalow Basics . He is very much in demand on the lecture
circuit of preservation shows like Craftsman Weekend, Disney’s Arts
& Crafts Show, the SOHO San Diego Show and the Grove Park Inn Arts &
Crafts Show.
Jane Powell,
a former clothing designer bought her first bungalow, a minor fixer
upper and renovated it in a way that preserved its original
features. Several bungalows later, it had turned into a career and
business called House Dressing. She skyrocketed to fame when she
published her experiences in the new best sellers Bungalow
Kitchens and Bungalow Bathrooms. Following these
successes, she has now produced a total of six ‘top chart’ books,
including the book Linoleum, which Amazon. Com January
Magazine reviewer called “fun and fascinating”. Her upcoming books
are Bungalow Exterior Details and Bungalow, Ultimate Arts
and Crafts Home.
She, too, is a extremely celebrated popular speaker of the big
national preservation shows.
Holley Gene
Leffler
specializes in accurate re-creations of vintage fashions, making
history come alive for period re-enactors, museum docents, and
historic home owners around the country. She has dressed living
history participants for six Ventura County museums. Conducting
clothing and millenary classes at Costume College and the American
Sewing Guild’s National Convention, her designs are in high demand
for live theater and fashion shows. A student of Jean Hunnisett,
the international “Grand Dame” of historical fashion, Holley Gene’s
attention to period correct details has been widely reported in the
media. She is the author of Re-Creating Vintage Clothing, a
standard-bearer working text on the subject. One of her larger
successes was guiding over 150 volunteer participants in proper
vintage attire, for last years’ Ventura Architecture Weekend, a feat
she will repeat in 2004.
The Period
Exposition is part of the 3-day, city-wide event in Ventura that
begins on Friday, November 12th, 2004 with the Gala
Reception at City Hall. Home Tours of historic architecture ranging
from the 1890s to the 1930s will be available Saturday (13th)
and Sunday (14th) from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Period
Exposition will be open to the public from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on
both Saturday and Sunday. For tickets, information, and published
workshop/lecture schedules call the Ventura Visitors and Convention
Bureau at 800.333.2989 or visit the San Buenaventura Conservancy
website at www.sbconservancy.org |
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