{"nrhp_refnum":"05001426","name":"Gould, Thomas, Jr., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 Lynn Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ventura","county":"Ventura County","state":"CA","lat":34.27966831300006,"lon":-119.25025377199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-12-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame Craftsman house at 402 Lynn Drive in Ventura, California, designed by Henry Mather Greene in 1924 for Thomas and Mabel Gould, set on 1.6 remaining acres with native gardens and rock terrace walls.","why_significant":"The house is presented as a rare, well-preserved example of Henry Greene's work after the Greene and Greene partnership ended, with some of his finest interior decorative detailing. It was built in the Craftsman style even though that fashion was fading by the mid-1920s, because Mabel Gould insisted on a Greene-designed bungalow. The grounds retain gardens planned with Theodore Payne, and the property preserves a glimpse of agricultural Ventura.","narrative":"This two-story Craftsman house at 402 Lynn Drive in east Ventura was designed by Henry Mather Greene in 1924 for Thomas and Mabel Gould. It sits on the 1.6 acres that remain of a former 100-acre holding of orchards. Redwood siding covers the walls, and a horizontal roofline is accented by truncated gables. Inside, hand-planed redwood moldings, cloud-lift carved drawer pulls, a leaded-glass china cupboard, a stair-landing mirror niche, and forty-one Greene-designed light fixtures survive. Greene had urged a Mediterranean style, but Mabel Gould insisted on a Craftsman bungalow, even as that fashion was fading. The gardens, laid out with Greene and the landscape designer Theodore Payne, keep their native plantings and terrace rock walls built by the family. A 1982 rear second-floor addition, a new garage, and composition roofing are the main changes. The house has been owned by the same family since it was built, and Greene scholars regard it as a rare example of his artistic talent.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Henry Mather Greene (architect); Randell Makinson (1982 addition)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movement: Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition in its original location, in continuous use as a single dwelling by the Gould family since 1924, with alterations made in 1982.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.719469-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/05001426.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001426/c205b671b3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001426/c205b671b3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Paula Lauren Gibson/ AfroPixplg","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Gould_Jr._House_Front_View_02.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Paula Lauren Gibson/ AfroPixplg</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Gould_Jr._House_Front_View_02.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862342","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gould_Jr._House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7790122"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/ventura-county/gould-thomas-jr-house-05001426/"}