155 S. G Street

One of the few houses designed by Los Angeles architect, Homer Glidden in 1914*, the Henry Levy house is an outstanding example of a three story craftsman shingle-style house with Tudor influences. Henry Levy, brother-in-law of Achille Levy (founder of the Bank of A. Levy), was a bean broker and shipper. The house is very spacious, spreading over three lots; the gardens and many of the old trees are still on the property. The second story is shingled whereas the first story has medium clapboard siding. The wood trim under the front gable and roof shingles resembling thatching suggest a Tudor influence. The notched beams under the eaves and the use of brick on porch columns and chimney lend a Craftsman feeling. The house remains virtually unchanged. The new owners have added a stone wall and wrought iron fence around the property. A small house, originally probably for servants, is at the rear.

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STATS: 5 bedrooms, 5 bath, 5235 s.f. on 0.48 acres
Parcel number: 2020030440
Last sold: 6/29/2021 for $1,325,000

Prior Owners (or residents):
     Henry & Camille Levy 1915-1976 (61 years)
          Camille’s sister Juliette Lévy 1930-1976 
     Ken & Diana Wenrich 1977-1983 (6 years)
     Al & Rebecca Barkley 1983-2018 (35 years)
     Jeffrey & Robin Kent 2018-2021 (3 years)
Current Owners (or residents):
     Eric Andrist 2021-present

*The Ventura County Assessor lists this house as being built in 1915, and a newspaper article from January 1915 shows the began being built that year.