Feraud General Merchandise Store - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Feraud General Merchandise Store - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Feraud General Merchandise Store, also known as 1903 Building, was built in 1903 in Ventura, California. Jules Feraud opened the Feraud Bakery and Grocery Store and the bakery stayed in the family until 1944. The brick building is a rare intact example of turn-of-the-century commercial architecture during Second Land Boom (1887 – 1905) after the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in Ventura.HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP. Historic Resources Survey Update, Downtown Specific Plan Area, Prepared for the City of Ventura, California. April 2007. The City Council of Ventura designated the building Historic Landmark Number 35 by resolution on July 17, 1978.City of Ventura. Historic Landmark #35 accessed 30 September 2013 from link on City Map with Historic Landmarks The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
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