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Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, now known as The Elizabeth Bard Memorial Building, is a historic building in downtown Ventura, California. Built in 1901, it is a Mission Revival structure featuring covered terraces and a covered porch with a three-story bell tower at the southeast corner. The building was listed as Ventura Historic Landmark No. 19 in 1976 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. After being operated as a hospital for nearly 30 years, the building was sold to the County of Ventura in 1932. It was used by the county for 44 years as offices for county officials and as a detention facility. In 1982, after being sold to a private investment group, the building was extensively renovated. The building was substantially expanded at the rear of the property, but the historic front and side facades were preserved. Planning and construction In 1900, Dr. Cephas L. Bard, with backing from his brother Thomas R. Bard, purchased for $3,000 a quarter of a block at the corner of Fir and Poli streets in Ventura. The land was acquired for the purpose of building a large hospital in memory of their mother, Elizabeth Bard. Cephas Bard had been practicing medicine in Ventura since 1868 and was the first president of the Ventura County Medical Association and a past president of the California State Medical Society. Thomas Bard was one of the founders of Unocal Corporation who also served as a U.S. Senator from 1900 to 1905. Construction of the hospital continued throughout 1901. Dr. Bard traveled to the east in June 1901 to acquire furniture and equipment for the hospital. The hospital opened in January 1902. Dr. Bard became seriously ill in February 1902 and died at the new hospital in April 1902 at age 56. Operation as a hospital Following the death of Cephas Bard, members of the Bard family continued to operate the hospital for more than 20 years. In 1923, the building was donated to the Big Sisters League. For approximately eight years, the League continued to operate the hospital. During the latter years, the hospital was known as the Big Sisters Hospital. Use by County of Ventura When the new Hospital de Buenaventura (later renamed Community Memorial Hospital) was under construction, the Big Sisters League agreed to sell the building to the City of Ventura for $60,000. However, a city bond measure to pay for the purchase was defeated by voters. In August 1931, the County of Ventura stepped in and agreed to purchase the building for $25,000. The sale closed in March 1932. The County owned and used the building for 44 years from 1932 to 1976. In the early years after the purchase by the county, the western portion of the building became a detention facility, and other parts of the building were used as office space for the county welfare department and county statistician. In later years, it provided offices for the county's human relations commission, farm advisor, and agricultural bureau. By 1975, the building had fallen into disrepair with peeling paint, broken windows, holes in the ceiling, and some parts deemed unsafe and used only for storage. An analyst for the County of Ventura at that time stated that the building was beyond rehabilitation, too expensive to bring up to code, would probably be demolished, and "would make a good place for some apartment." Historic designation and renovation The City of Ventura designated the building as Ventura Historic Landmark No. 19 on March 8, 1976. In September 1976, the County sold the building to Inventors Workshop International (IWI) for $91,500. IWI stated that it intended to renovate the building and to use a portion of the building as an exhibit center for inventions and the remainder of the building as the company's headquarters. IWI owned the building for five years and undertook only limited renovation work. The main portion of the building was declared unsafe, and IWI used only a rear annex of the building to conduct its operations. At IWI's request, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1977. In late 1981, IWI sold the building for $500,000 to an investment group in Woodland Hills. In 1982, the new ownership group extensively renovated the building at a cost of $1.3 million. Architect David Osborne finalized the plans for the work. The renovation included the following elements: An addition variously stated to be 2,800, 5,000, or 7,000 square feet, extending the second floor north to Buena Vista Street; Creation of eight office suites ranging from 1,087 to 2,620 square feet; Demolition of a small building in the rear, which was found to be infested with termites; Reinforcement of the main supporting columns which were found to stand on unreinforced beach rocks. Enclosure of the bell tower at the building's southeast corner; and Removal of a large concrete slab laid in front of the hospital in 1906; Replacement of roof tiles with the exception of the bell tower where the original tiles were retained. The renovated building was opened for leasing in February 1983. See also City of Ventura Historic Landmarks and Districts National Register of Historic Places listings in Ventura County, California Reportedly haunted locations in California References. Discover the Elizabeth Bard popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elizabeth Bard books.
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Matter Elizabeth Brown v. Board Education City New York Et Al.
Supreme Court of New YorkSeptember 8, 1972, provides in article IV (§ F, subd. 15, par. c) that "teachers on probation shall be entitled to the review procedures before the Chancellor as prescribed in ...
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Emerald Magic
Andrew M. GreeleyMythology and magic come alive in this collection of Irish fantasy stories by some of today's finest authors.Ireland is a nation that holds fast to its history and heritage, and no...
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A Love Story for Bewildered Girls
Emma Morgan'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, cohost of The HighLow podcastGrace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure....
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Elizabeth Gunter v. Board Trustees
Supreme Court Of IdahoA teacher brought a breach of contract action against a school district after it failed to renew her employment contract for a fourth consecutive year. The district court entered s...
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The Liverpool Nightingales
Kate EasthamA heartwarming and moving tale of courage and friendship set in Victorian Liverpool, for fans of Call the Midwife, Daisy Styles and Nadine Dorries. 'Deftly written and moving' Woma...
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When I Come Home Again
Caroline Scott‘A pageturning literary gem’ THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a beautiful an...
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A Rush of Wings
Laura E. WeymouthFor fans of Serpent & Dove and A House of Salt and Sorrows comes a “transportive and beautiful” (Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights) romant...
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How to Turn Into a Bird
María José Ferrada & Elizabeth BryerA Washington Post and Ms. Magazine Best Book of December“This book is a gift.” Megan McDowellFrom the awardwinning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautiful...
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The Early Birds
Laurie GrahamThe Early Birds is the touching and funny followup to The Future Homemakers of America. 'Funny, heartwarming and a real treat. I would recommend it to anyone!' Katie Fforde'Wit and...
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Stalking Shakespeare
Lee Durkee“A wickedly entertaining” (The New York Times) detective story that chronicles one Mississippi man’s relentless search for an authentic portrait of William Shakespeare.Following hi...
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Works of Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Mary Elizabeth BraddonThis collection was designed for optimal navigation on iPad and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a onetime download, and it reduces...
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Founder vs Investor
Elizabeth Joy Zalman & Jerry Neumann“The rarest of business books, one that provides genuinely actionable counsel delivered without empty cliches.” – KIRKUSHow many worldchanging startups will fail because the founde...
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Matter Elizabeth Ambrose v. Community School Board No. 30 Et Al.
Supreme Court of New York[48 A.D.2d 654 Page 654] The chancellor is directed to provide for a review of the recommendations for the discontinuance of petitioner's services pursuant to the provisions of se...
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The Last Garden in England
Julia KellyFrom the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes “a compelling read, filled with lovable characters and an alluring twist of fat...
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A B See
Elizabeth DoyleA beautifully illustrated, graphic alphabet book with a fun searchandfind twist.If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s in a single letter? Everything in A B See!Because hid...
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Underestimated
J. B. Handley & Jamison HandleyThe incredibly moving and inspiring story about a quest to finally be heard. In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue’s cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Ja...
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Matter Elizabeth K. Wilcox Et Al. v. Zoning Board Appeals City Yonkers
Court of Appeals of New YorkThese three proceedings have been instituted to review the determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Yonkers which granted a variance to Westview Towers Corp. per...
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Elizabeth R. Logan v. Board Public Instruction
En Banc. Supreme Court of FloridaOriginal Section 10, Article XII, of the Constitution authorized the Legislature to provide for the division of counties into convenient school districts, for the elect...
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Love Changes Everything
Rosie HarrisFourteenyearold Trixie Jackson hoped she had a future to look forward to. But when she is sacked from the local factory she is forced to work as a housekeeper for one of her father...
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The Prawn Cocktail Years
Lindsey Bareham & Simon HopkinsonWhile Lindsey Bareham was helping Simon Hopkinson put together his bestselling book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories, the two of them began to reminisce about hotel and restaurant ...
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First Ladies
Susan Swain, C-SPAN & Richard Norton SmithA look inside the personal life of every first lady in American history, based on original interviews with major historians CSPAN's yearlong history series, First Ladies: Influence...
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Matter Elizabeth Brown v. Board Education City School District City New York Et Al.
Court of Appeals of New YorkJohn G. Lipsett for appellant. W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (Laurence B. Jones and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for respondents. Concur: C...
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Cry of the Rain Bird
Patricia ShawThe golden shores of Trinity Bay might not be the paradise they dream of... Patricia Shaw's Cry of the Rain Bird is an absorbing romantic saga set in the seemingly blissful Trinity...
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How Strange a Season
Megan Mayhew Bergman“Dazzling.” The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice “Richly satisfying.” The Wall Street Journal “These are stories you want to live in…a collection perfectly suited for ou...
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Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England
Terry DearyThe reign of Elizabeth I a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects...Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and gu...
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Elizabeth Nicolitz v. Board Opticianry and Department Professional Regulation
First District Court of Appeal of FloridaLisa S. Nelson, Assistant General Counsel; Lucy Schneider, Senior Attorney, for respondent Department of Professional Regulation.
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The Last Dragonlord
Joanne BertinJoanne Bertin's The Last Dragonlord is an extraordinary draconic novel of magical intrigue and adventure that "is fresh and different, a story nobody's ever told before. The writin...
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Come Rain Or Shine
Susan SallisFrom the pen of multimillion copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a magnificent and sweeping novel that asks whether friendships really can endure thr...
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My Childhood
Maxim GorkyColoured by poverty and horrifying brutality, Gorky's childhood equipped him to understand in a way denied to a Tolstoy or a Turgenev the life of the ordinary Russian. After his ...
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The Whispers of War
Julia KellyFrom the author of The Last Garden in England and The Light Over London comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) follow...
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When Things Get Dark
Ellen Datlow, Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Carmen Maria Machado & Paul TremblayThe Stoker Awardwinning chilling anthology of 18 short stories in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today’s best horror writers. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Jos...
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Birds of a Lesser Paradise
Megan Mayhew BergmanAn “astonishing debut collection, by a writer reminiscent of such greats as Alice Munro, Elizabeth Strout, and even Chekhov” (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants), focusing o...
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Simple Pleasures
Random HouseWhat are the little things that make life worth living? A walk in the countryside, perhaps; a log fire; a letter from a friend. In Simple Pleasures, some of the UK's bestloved writ...
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Meine zauberhafte Eisdiele in der Provence
Elizabeth BardDas Rezept zum großen Glück: ein malerisches Dorf in der Provence, die zauberhafteste Eisdiele der Welt und eine Familie zum DahinschmelzenEigentlich wollten sie für immer in P...
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The Assassin of Verona
Benet BrandrethVenice, 1586. William Shakespeare is disguised as a steward to the English Ambassador. He and his actor friends, Oldcastle and Hemming, possess a deadly secret: the names of the Ca...
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My Mother Cursed My Name
Anamely Salgado ReyesThree generations of fiercely strong and stubborn Mexican American women face grief headon as they attempt to shed generational trauma and discover the true meaning of home in this...
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Needlemouse
Jane O'ConnorTime to come out of hibernation...Sylvia Penton has been hibernating for years, it's no wonder she's a little prickly...Sylvia lives alone, dedicating herself to her job at the loc...
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Quinn
Em StrangA piercingly original debut about the limits of forgiveness, from an awardwinning Scottish poet A Scotsman 'Best Book of 2023' From an awardwinning Scottish poet, an unforgettable ...
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What Milo Saw
Virginia MacgregorPrepare to fall in love 'A future classic' Clare Mackintosh'We were hooked . . . Brilliant!' Heat 'Have a box of tissues at the ready' Daily Express'A lifeaffirming read' Good Hous...