when ventura freeway was to be expanded in 1964, it was proposed that the stagecoach inn would be demolished to make room for the new freeway. the stagecoach inn had become a ventura county historical landmark in 1957, and was originally constructed in 1876. jeffries opposed the proposed demolition, and the jeffries family donated land for the stagecoach inn's relocation. reba jeffries and her brother, allen hays had been given hundreds of acres of land in newbury park after their father died and the land was divided between his two children.