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National Register Listings in Thousand Oaks, CA

Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places near you, with the name, county, category and listing year.

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Thousand Oaks is one of the cities the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA metro area is officially named after. Researchers working on Thousand Oaks, CA usually start at the courthouse. The listed sites around it are often the fastest way to see what the records describe.

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On the record near Thousand Oaks, CA

The 12 nearest

134 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Thousand Oaks, CA.

Case Study House No. 282.5 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Thousand Oaks · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
Grand Union Hotel4.3 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Newbury Park · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Colony House7.5 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Simi · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Simi Adobe-Strathearn House7.5 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Simi · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Bell Canyon Equestrian Center9.1 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Bell Canyon · listed 2024National Register of Historic Places
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village11 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · District · Simi Valley · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Camarillo Ranch House11 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Camarillo · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Leonis Adobe11 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Calabasas · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
Hunt House12 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Malibu · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Stevens House13 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Malibu · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
Adamson House13 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Malibu · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Palmer, Minnie Hill, House14 miles from the center of Thousand Oaks · Building · Chatsworth · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Thousand Oaks, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

National Register Listings in Thousand Oaks, step by step

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Pull every listed site in the area with its source
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Match the sites to the records you are working from
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Visit and photograph what still stands
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Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record
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Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Thousand Oaks, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Thousand Oaks, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Thousand Oaks

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Thousand Oaks, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Thousand Oaks, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.