WHAT WE'VE DONE AND ARE DOING
Elks Lodge- Hotel SB
The 2023 former Elks Lodge tours. Preview tours before the soft opening of the Hotel San Buena as a fundraiser for the Conservancy.
Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
Advocacy for the Ivy Lawn Memorial Park Historic District, presentations, and book launch.
October 2015
Downtown Tour
January 2009
Pioneer Monument
Partnered and raised funds to move the 1934 Pioneer Monument boulder and bronze plaques to the Ventura County Government Center
April 2009
Willett Ranch Saved
Lawsuit to save the historic Willett Ranch farmstead on ventura Avenue was settled to save the buildings from demolition.
February 2008
Charles Phoenix
Histo-tainer Charles Phoenix at the Ventura College Theater
August 2005
Upstairs Downtown Tour
November 2005
Foster House
Advocacy to preserve the E.P. and Orpha house and property.
December 2005
Ventura Cemetery
Harry Valentine Home Tour
Harry Valentine Home Tour
Advocacy to preserve and restore Cemetery Memorial Park and create interpretive panels and memorial maps and lists.
July 2005
Harry Valentine Home Tour
Harry Valentine Home Tour
Harry Valentine Home Tour
2/28/2007 tour of Harry S Valentine Home
Historic buildings
Harry Valentine Home Tour
Historic buildings
Continuing work to save our built environment
Our Mission Statement: The Conservancy works to increase public awareness of irreplaceable historic places and cultural sites, to disseminate information useful in the preservation of structures and neighborhoods, to prevent needless demolition, to champion adaptive reuse and promote the preservation and enhancement of historic and cultural resources in Ventura and surrounding areas.
The San Buenaventura Conservancy for Preservation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Please support our mission with a tax deductible donation.