The Samuel Weill House (1911)
Built in 1912* for Samuel Weill, owner of Murphy & Weill; a dry goods store. This is a cross gable, two story Prairie/Craftsman with classic, Doric, elephantine porch columns, rafters exposed under eaves and low-pitched exposed roof beams. Also, it features an enclosed sleeping porch on the second floor. The structure has a strong horizontal emphasis. The exterior has shingles with concave, vertical-line patterns. There is a cloud lift detail on the fixed center window flanked by two casement windows. The house has three fireplaces and a concrete walkway that curves its way to the front door entrance.
(Note that Samuel Weill was married to Achille Levy’s [of the Bank of Levy] daughter, Palmyre.)
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STATS: 5 bedrooms, 3 ½ bath, 4319 s.f. on 0.50 acres
Parcel number: 2020030090
Last sold: 1/15/1997 for $329,000
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*The Ventura County Assessor lists this house as being built in 1911.
