On October 15, the Los Angeles Times selected this property – which we wrote about several months ago (see below) – as their "home of the week," – see their nice article.
Bob Gould is selling the Henry Greene-built home that has been in his family since it was built for his grandparents in 1924. The property (note: the blueprints do not show the 1982 additions – an enlarged west upstairs bedroom with master bath and dressing room, an upstairs sitting room, and a bedroom/dressing room nook added to the east bedroom) – on the National Register of Historic Places since late 2006 – includes a conservation easement on the land, facade and interior. The land itself may not be subdivided. Bob is asking $2.95 million, and the official listing will begin on 4.15.06; an early offer prior to the listing, however, would lower the price to $2.85 million. The price has now been reduced to $2,450,000.
Below is Bob’s description of the house; he’s also included a number of photographs, which are all in their own Flickr album. The house is also featured in Randell Makinson’s Greene & Greene: The Passion and The Legacy.
Built in 1924 by Henry Greene for Mabel and Thomas Gould, Jr., the
house has been in the family for over 80 years. After my
grandfather’s death, my father and stepmother moved into the house in
1984 subsequent to some remodeling and additions on the second floor that
were envisioned but not built in 1924. Randall Makinson was the
architect for the remodeling.
Most of the house is original. The exceptions are the renovated
kitchen, minor changes to the hall and one bedroom on the first floor and
the dining room china cabinet, and addition of two bedrooms and a sitting
room on the second floor.The house was put on the National Register of Historic Places in December
of 2006, and there is a conservation easement on the land, facade, and
interior of the house to protect it for future generations. The
land (about 1.7 acres) cannot be subdivided, but the easement allows
for normal uses and improvements (but not for additional
homes). This is the only Henry Greene house on the National
Register.There is a 4 car garage with half bath built in 1984 which was designed
to allow a second story guest house or maid’s quarters. The main
house is approximately 4,000 square feet in size, with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths,
large living and dining room, two fireplaces with Batchelder tile, and a
comfortable sunroom with a great window seat in the bay window.The house is located in Ventura, California, which is fast becoming the
destination for people escaping from the hustle and bustle of Los
Angeles. Ventura has a great climate now for preservation and
architecture.
The house will be listed on 4/15/06 for $2.95 million, but a quick offer
prior to the listing would lower the price to $2.85 million.
You may email Bob Gould should you be interested in this very attractive property.
I made a typo, and of course you used it, which makes sense. The house went on the National Register in December of 2005, not 2006. Last December.
The house has been on the market for some time now, and we are just finishing a major exterior painting and refurbishing project. The price is currently $2.45 million.
For many more details see http://www.gouldresidence.com. You will find a veritable treasure trove of historical data and information about the house.
Bob Gould
We have lowered the price again, to $2.195 million. I’m down at rock bottom now! By the way, either you or I made a minor typo in the article above. The house has been on the National Register of Historic places since december of 2005, not 2006.
Bob
I’m happy (and sad) to report that we sold the house on October 16, 2007 to a nice fellow who we are sure will take good care of it. He is very enthusiastic, and is pleased that we plan to keep the website up and running. He hopes to make some contributions of new photos to the website as he makes minor changes (he is very limited in what he can do by the conservation easement). We sold for a bit over the last asking price, as competition suddenly heated up at the end and we had 4 people interested. He does not have email, and I am in contact with him, so if you would like to get in touch with him, let me know.
Bob
I thought the URL for the website would show up in my last post, but it did not. Here it is: http://www.gouldresidence.com
Dear Mr Gould,
The Gould residence is a mess. Full of weeds and a guy living on the property with a red truck who goes four wheeling on the property and upsetting the boarding neighbors. He has a pit bull dog that has gone after other dogs and may have bite a young child. He threaten to release his pit bull on some little girls and and a 4 year old boy who were on the side of the property coming after them yelling profanity. I do not believe it was the owner but instead someone living on the property. It this house still on the historical registry?