Faulkner House
The George Washington Faulkner House, known also as Faulkner House and as Faulkner Farm, in Santa Paula was built in 1894. The Queen Anne style house was a work of two of Ventura County’s most significant architect/builders Herman Anlauf and Franklin P. Ward. George Washington Faulkner brought his farming skills to Ventura County from Ohio in 1876, settling with his wife, Roda, near El Rio. In 1879 Faulkner purchased 150 acres where the present farm is located. The large two and a half story residence with its three story octagonal tower is considered “the most outstanding example of Queen Anne architecture in the Santa Clara Valley between Santa Paula and Ventura.” Faulkner lived in the house until his death in 1935. The house was the first designated landmark by the county of Ventura and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Santa Paula, Ventura County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt