First Baptist Church of Ventura National Register of Historic Places Nomination. SBRA prepared a National Register of Historic Places nomination for listing this 1932 Mayan Revival church building designed by the foremost architect of the style, Robert Stacy-Judd, on the NRHP. This nomination was approved by the California State Historical Resources Commission for listing at the national level of significance for its exemplification of the national architectural exoticism movement of the 1920s and 1930s. [Ventura Church for Spiritual Living, 2009] Download Nomination (PDF)

  1. Ventura structure recommended for National Register (Ventura County Star, 4-17-2007)

  2. Mayan-motif site in Ventura set to make historical list (Ventura County Star, 5-8-2007)


Rancho Camulos Adobe National Register of Historic Places Nomination. This nomination resulted in the listing of an 1850s era adobe and outbuildings (near Piru, Ventura County) on the NRHP at the national level of significance and designation as a National Historic Landmark. The nomination involved extensive justification of the property’s significance related to the Californio era, early California adobe architecture and the social history of regional settlement and tourism. [Rancho Camulos Museum, 1995] Download Nomination (PDF)

Joel McCrea Ranch National Register of Historic Places Nomination. This nomination resulted in the listing of the Hollywood actor’s ranch home on the NRHP at the national level of significance on the basis of both its historical and architectural significance. The nomination included justifications of McCrea’s significance as a film industry figure, and a discussion of the significance and evolution of the early 1930s Ranch House style of architecture. [Conejo Parks and Recreation District, 1996]

NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATIONS

Fort Rosecrans National Register of Historic Places Nomination. SBRA documented and nominated to the National Register a district composed of twenty-one early Twentieth Century military buildings. [United States Navy/Point Loma Naval Submarine Base, San Diego, 1995]

Inyo County Courthouse National Register of Historic Places Nomination. [County of Inyo, 1997]

Farnsworth Park and Davies Memorial Building National Register of Historic Places Nomination. [Altadena Heritage, 1996]

Union Oil Building National Register of Historic Places Nomination. [Unocal Corporation, 1991]

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