Dudley House, Victorian farmhouse at North Ashwood Avenue, Ventura, United States.
Dudley House is a Late Victorian farmhouse built in 1891, designed and built by local architect and builder Selwyn Shaw. It is a wood-framed house with the ornamental detailing of its period, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Built in 1891 by local architect and builder Selwyn Shaw, the house was a working farm occupied by the fifth generation of the Dudley family when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. By then nine of the original 200 acres remained, and it was the last surviving family farm in Ventura. The city of Ventura owns it, and San Buenaventura Heritage, Inc. manages it.
The house displays furnishings and objects from between 1895 and 1925, showing how a prosperous farming family lived in rural Ventura County. Period items help visitors understand daily routines and domestic habits of that era.
The house is accessible for tours on specific days, so visitors should check current opening times before arriving. Access is on foot and comfortable shoes are recommended, as the tour includes viewing the surrounding property grounds.
The house was built in 1891 by local architect Selwyn Shaw, and when it was listed on the National Register in 1977 the property had shrunk to nine of its original 200 acres. It was then the last surviving family farm in Ventura, still occupied by the fifth generation of Dudleys.
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