National Register Listings in Ventura County, California
Anacapa Island Light Station
Bard, Elizabeth, Memorial Hospital
Bardsdale Methodist Episcopal Church
Berylwood
Camarillo Ranch House
Case Study House No. 28
Colony House
Dudley House
Ebell Club of Santa Paula
Faulkner, George Washington, House
Feraud General Merchandise Store
First Baptist Church of Ventura
Franz, Emmanuel, House
Glen Tavern Hotel
Gould, Thomas, Jr., House
Grand Union Hotel
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village
McCrea, Joel, Ranch
Mission San Buenaventura and Mission Compound Site
Olivas Adobe
Oxnard Public Library
Oxnard, Henry T., Historic District
Pratt, Charles M., House
Rancho Camulos
San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct
Santa Paula Hardware Company Block-Union Oil Company
Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Simi Adobe-Strathearn House
St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel
Thacher School Historic District
Ventura County Courthouse
Ventura Theatre
Women's Improvement Club of Hueneme
The state's name is derived from a novel called "Las Sergas de Esplandián," which was published in 1510. The book, written by Garci RodrÃguez de Montalvo, tells the story of a mythical island called California that is ruled by Queen Calafia and is said to be filled with gold and precious stones.