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Let's paint in Oxnard, before heading over to Jem Morris' reception on our Plein Air Wall at BAA Art Center.Sunday, Oct 5, 2025, 1-3:30pm Plein Air painting
(Jem's reception 4-6pm 1591 Spinnaker Dr #207, Ventura)
(No restroom except for Erin's house nearby, if you ask her nicely)
Ventura County Landmarks nearby to paint:
No. 73
Murphy House (this is where Laura will paint, if you want to paint with me)
Description: This single-story, California bungalow-style was built for J. A. Driffill, manager of the Oxnard sugar factory (Landmark No. 16) in 1911. Several prominent Oxnard families lived in this house over the course of the years. Among them were the Murphy family, Jack Miller and his wife Eleanor Leonard Miller, Mrs. T. Frank McGrath, and city manager Steve Cook. The house was the Ventura County Symphony League's 1990 Design House.
Location: 205 South F Street, Oxnard
No. 74
Henry Levy House
Description: This house is a two-story Craftsman with English Tudor details, built in 1915. With eighteen rooms and covering three lots, it is one of the larger houses in Oxnard. Henry Levy came to Hueneme from France in 1884 to join his brother-in-law Achille Levy in the brokerage business. The architectural integrity of the house has been maintained. Designed by Homer Glidden.
Location: 155 South G Street, Oxnard
No. 146
Weinman/Lehmann/Miller House
Description: Elements of Colonial Revival and California Bungalow styles make this one of the most attractive houses on this historical block. It was built in 1903 for the Simon M. Wineman family, who owned a clothing store on Fifth Street in Oxnard. In 1907, Wineman's daughter, Blanche, married Matthew Lehmann, one of the owners of Lehmann Brothers Department Store, also on Fifth Street. The Lehmanns lived in the house for forty years. It was later sold to the Floyd Miller family, who also lived there for forty years.
Location: 101 South D Street, Oxnard
No. 75
Achille Levy House
Description: A two-story, shingle-style house with Craftsman influences, this is one of Oxnard's largest houses. It was built in 1912 for Achille Levy, founder of the Bank of A. Levy. In the 1880s and 1890s, Achille Levy was a commission and forwarding merchant in Hueneme. When Oxnard was built in 1898, he moved his banking business to the new city but he continued to live in Hueneme until moving into this house in 1912. The house is now divided into apartments. Architect: Albert C. Martin.
Location: 201 South D Street, Oxnard
No. 147
Staire/Diener House
Description: A two-story building exhibiting Craftsman influences, this house has 12 rooms, 3 fireplaces, beamed ceilings, and cherrywood-stained redwood cabinets. It has been little changed since it was built for Dr. Harry M. Staire and his wife, Jessie Arneill Staire, in 1911. Dr. Staire was one of the first dentists in Oxnard, beginning his practice there in 1908. He was a long-time member of the Oxnard Union High School Board of Trustees. The house was subsequently purchased by Paul Diener and he and his wife raised their eight children there.
Location: 235 South D Street, Oxnard
No. 148
Palm Trees Along "C" Street
Description: These Mexican Fan Palm Trees (Washingtonia robusta), one of the City of Oxnard's earliest landmarks, were planted around 1904.
Location: Along C Street, from Magnolia Avenue on the north to Wooley Road on the south, Oxnard
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
205 S F St, Oxnard, CA 93030-5705, United States
