THE THOUSAND OAKS GUILD
Thousand OaksA closer look at the California home.
A growing guide to Thousand Oaks, looking at the forms, materials and landscape relationships that shape its homes and neighborhoods.
- California residential design
- Ranch heritage
- Neighborhood character
Historic places.
Reliable starting points.
Selected resources from preservation organizations, museums and public archives. A starting collection, not a complete register of historic homes.
Stagecoach Inn Museum
The history of the inn, its relocation and reconstruction—a starting point for exploring Conejo Valley heritage.
Visit resource (new tab) Ventura County Resource Management AgencyCounty landmarks and historic resources
A countywide inventory of landmarks, districts and points of interest. Regional coverage, not a Thousand Oaks-only home directory.
Visit resource (new tab)External resources checked September 24, 2026. Historic references are not homes for sale or invitations to enter private property. Confirm current information and any visiting arrangements with the source.
The architecture of this place.
Where a published source links this place to an architect or designer in our library.
- McSorley House
Richard Neutra
Richard Neutra designed the McSorley House in Thousand Oaks (1959), with deep roof projections carrying its flat roof into the landscape and interiors finished in white paint and birch. It is a private residence.
Source: Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design (opens in a new tab)
- The Conejo Valley tract
Eichler / California Modernist Movement
Developer Joseph Eichler’s Conejo Valley tract in Thousand Oaks (1964–66), 120 homes designed by Claude Oakland and the firm of Jones & Emmons, was the last of his modernist developments.
Source: Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter (opens in a new tab)
- Eichler’s Conejo Valley tract
Jones & Emmons
Jones & Emmons and Claude Oakland & Associates designed the homes of Eichler’s Conejo Valley tract in Thousand Oaks (1964–66), about 120 houses with atriums and glass walls.
Source: Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter (opens in a new tab)Eichler Network (opens in a new tab)
- Eichler’s Conejo Valley tract
Claude Oakland
Claude Oakland & Associates shared the design of Eichler’s Conejo Valley tract (1964–66) with Jones & Emmons, including an Oakland model built around a glassed-in atrium.
Source: Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter (opens in a new tab)Eichler Network (opens in a new tab)
- Case Study House #28
Buff & Hensman
Buff & Hensman’s Case Study House #28 (1965–66), the program’s last single-family house, is a face-brick and steel residence listed in the National Register. It is a private residence and not open to visitors.
- Thousand Oaks Library
A.C. Martin
A.C. Martin and Associates designed the Thousand Oaks Library (1982), now the Grant R. Brimhall Library, within a 44-acre meadow with large oaks along an arroyo.
Source: A.C. Martin (opens in a new tab)Thousand Oaks Library (opens in a new tab)
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