This List of landmarks in Riverside, California includes officially designated federal, state, and local landmarks within the city of Riverside, California, United States, as well as other notable points of interest within the city. Landmarks that are closely associated with the city, but outside the city's boundaries, have also been included.
List of officially designated landmarks
| [1] | Image | Name/Location | County [2][3] | State [4][5][6] | Federal [7] | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mission Inn (3649 Mission Inn Ave) 33°58′59″N 117°22′22″W / 33.98306°N 117.37278°W | RCHL | 761 CPHI | 71000173 | A composite of many architectural styles, the Inn is generally considered the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States. Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) on 1977-05-05.[8] |
| 2 |  | Riverside County Historic Courthouse (4050 Main St) | 21 | CPHI | ||
| 3 |  | Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside (3525 Mission Inn Ave) 33°58′56″N 117°22′17″W / 33.98222°N 117.37139°W | 78000736 | Originally the All Souls Universalist Church. Built in the English Gothic style, the church is made of unreinforced brick faced with Arizona red sandstone. It has a 50-foot (15 m) tower, stained glass windows, and was completed in 1892.[9] | ||
| 4 |  | Magnolia United Presbyterian Church (7200 Magnolia Ave) | Founded as "First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, California", this Gothic Revival church was designed and built by Architect A. W. Boggs in 1881. It is the oldest existing church building in the city of Riverside. | |||
| 5 | Upload image | Heritage House (Bettner-McDavid House) (8193 Magnolia Ave) | 73000423 | |||
| 6 |  | First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) (3504 Mission Inn Ave) | 10 | CPHI | 97000297 | The church was designed by architect Myron Hunt in the Spanish Baroque Churrigueresque style. Construction began in 1912, and the church was dedicated on January 25, 1914. In 1989 a 24-bell cast bronze carillon, made by the Paccard Foundry in France, was installed in the church's 135-foot (41 m) bell tower, the only pealing bells in Southern California.[10] |
| 7 | Upload image | First Church of Christ, Scientist (3606 Lemon St) 33°58′57″N 117°22′14″W / 33.98250°N 117.37056°W | 92001250 | |||
| 8 |  | Victoria Avenue (Myrtle Ave to Boundary Lane) | 00001267 | 1892 – This seven-mile divided avenue, from Myrtle Ave to the city limits, was planned by Matthew Gage, canal builder and developer of Arlington Heights sub-division. The original planting was supervised by Franz P. Hosp, famed landscape architect. Cultural Heritage Landmark No. 8City of Riverside | ||
| 9 |  | San Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR Depot (3751 Vine St) | 77000326 | |||
| 10 |  | Bandshell at Fairmount Park (Fairmount Boulevard and Market St) | ||||
| 11 |  | Museum of Riverside Post Office and Federal Building (1914) (3580 Mission Inn Ave) | 78000737 | |||
| 12 | Upload image | S. C. Evans Residence (7606 Mt. Vernon St) | ||||
| 13 | Upload image | Benedict Castle (1850 Benedict Ave) | ||||
| 14 | Upload image | Buena Vista Drive and Carlson Park (Mission Inn Ave between Redwood Dr and the Santa Ana River) | ||||
| 15 | Upload image | Parent Navel Orange Tree (Magnolia Ave at Arlington Ave) | 20 | |||
| 16 | Upload image | Sherman Indian Museum (9010 Magnolia Ave) | 80000831 | Established in 1900, and named for James Schoolcraft Sherman, the school first was a vocational school for Native Americans from California, but later became a high school for Native American students. The building now houses the Sherman Indian Museum with exhibits of Native American history.[11] | ||
| 17 |  | Riverside Municipal Auditorium (3485 Mission Inn Ave) | 78000738 | |||
| 18 |  | Riverside Art Museum (3425 Mission Inn Ave) | 82002227 | |||
| 19 | Upload image | Chinatown Site (Brockton Ave at Tequesquite Ave) | 8 | CPHI | 90000151 | |
| 20 | Upload image | Fred Stebler House (4532 Sixth St) | ||||
| 21 |  | Loring Building (3673 Main St) | 6 | CPHI | ||
| 22 | Upload image | New Jerusalem Church (3645 Locust St) | ||||
| 23 |  | Harada House (3356 Lemon St) | 77000325 | Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) on 1990-12-14.[8] | ||
| 24 | Upload image | The Gage Canal | ||||
| 25 | Upload image | Edgewild (2320 Mary St) | ||||
| 26 |  | Mount Rubidoux (west of downtown Riverside) | 7 | CPHI | ||
| 27 | John W. North Park (Mission Inn Avenue at Vine St) | 45 | CPHI | |||
| 28 | Upload image | Old City Hall (3612 Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 29 |  | Rockledge (2812 Ivy St) | ||||
| 30 | Upload image | Devine House (4475 Twelfth St) | ||||
| 31 | Upload image | Raeburn (2508 Raeburn Dr) | ||||
| 32 | Upload image | Arcade Building (3602 University Ave) | ||||
| 33 | Upload image | Bonnett Building (3800 Orange St) | ||||
| 34 | Upload image | Estudillo House (4515 Sixth St) | Home of Judge Francis Miguel Estudillo and his wife Mary (Traphagen) Estudillo. The Judge was the son of Miguel Estudillo who served in the California State Assembly and the California Senate.[12] | |||
| 35 | Upload image | Irvine House (3115 Brockton Ave) | ||||
| 36 | Upload image | Waite House (3121 Mulberry St) | ||||
| 37 | Upload image | Cressman House (3390 Orange St) | ||||
| 38 | Upload image | Grant School (4011 Fourteenth St) | ||||
| 39 |  | Riverside Fox Theater (3801 Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 40 | Upload image | Seventh Street (from the Santa Fe Depot to the Buena Vista Bridge) | ||||
| 41 |  | Young Men's Christian Association Building (YMCA) (3485 University Ave) | ||||
| 42 | Upload image | Greystones (6190 Hawarden Dr) | ||||
| 43 | Upload image | Lerner Building (3605-49 Tenth St) | ||||
| 44 | Upload image | Hole Mansion (11316 Cypress Ave) | ||||
| 45 | Upload image | Collins-Seaton House (2374 Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 46 |  | Arlington Branch Library (9556 Magnolia Ave) | 93000668 | |||
| 47 | Upload image | Batkin-Chrysler House (4539 Rubidoux Ave) | ||||
| 48 | Upload image | Riverside City College Quadrangle (4800 Magnolia Ave) | ||||
| 49 | Upload image | University Heights Junior High School (2060 University Ave) | 93000547 | |||
| 50 | Upload image | Rouse's Department Store Building (3834 Main St) | ||||
| 51 | Upload image | Ward House (2969 Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 52 |  | Peter J. Weber House (1510 University Ave) | ||||
| 53 | Moulton House (7335 Magnolia Ave) | |||||
| 54 |  | Victoria Bridge (Victoria Ave between Myrtle Ave and Woodbine St) | 1928 – The original Victoria Bridge was wooden and built in 1891 to unite the new Arlington Heights tract with downtown. Designed by William Irving and built by private developers, the bridge was deeded to the city in 1891. The wooden bridge supported a streetcar line from 1901 to 1924, but suffered from loads too heavy for its design. The current, 1928, bridge is of reinforced concrete and was designed by R.V. Leeson of Los Angeles. Cultural Heritage Board Landmark No. 54 City of Riverside | |||
| 55 | Hoover House (3858 Redwood Dr) | |||||
| 56 |  | Palm Elementary School (6735 Magnolia Ave) | ||||
| 57 | Upload image | White Park (Chestnut St and Tenth St) | ||||
| 58 | Upload image | Orchard House (6499 Hawarden Dr) | ||||
| 59 | Upload image | Robert Bettner House (7995 Magnolia Ave) | ||||
| 60 | Upload image | The Chicago White Sox Redwood Tree (Low Park) | ||||
| 61 | Upload image | Montezuma Bald Cypress Trees (Fairmount Park) | ||||
| 62 | Upload image | Magnolia Avenue Parkways and Center Median (between Arlington Ave and San Rafael Way) | ||||
| 63 | Upload image | Palm Grove (Hunter Park, near the intersection of Columbia St and Iowa Ave) | ||||
| 64 |  | Roosevelt Palm (Victoria Ave at Myrtle St) | Originally Queen Victoria palm planted by President Theodore Roosevelt May 8, 1903. Marked March 27, 1965 by Jurupa Parlor No. 298 Native Daughters of the Golden West Riverside, California | |||
| 65 | Upload image | Native Sycamore Tree (median island on La Paz Lane at Bubbling Well Rd) | ||||
| 66 | Upload image | Horse Chestnut Tree (Victoria Ave center divider at Mary St) | ||||
| 67 | Upload image | Evergreen Cemetery and Riverside Mausoleum (4414 Fourteenth St) | ||||
| 68 | Upload image | Mitchell House (3209 Mulberry St) | ||||
| 69 |   | Fairmount Park (Fairmount Blvd and Market St) | ||||
| 70 | Upload image | Harwood Hall House (4570 University Ave) | ||||
| 71 | Upload image | Shiels House (3620 Fifteenth St) | ||||
| 72 | Upload image | McIntyre House (4586 Olivewood Ave) | ||||
| 73 |  | Newman Park and the De Anza Statue (Magnolia Ave at Fourteenth St) | ||||
| 74 | Upload image | Buena Vista Bridge (Rubidoux Dr and Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 75 | Upload image | Stone House (3241 Mary Street) | ||||
| 76 | Upload image | Stone House (2110 Seventh Street) | ||||
| 77 | Upload image | Hammer-Wallihan House (3563 Prospect Ave) | ||||
| 78 | Upload image | Jarvis House (4492 Twelfth St) | ||||
| 79 | Upload image | Collier House (3092 Lime St) | ||||
| 80 | Upload image | M. H. Simons’ Undertaking Chapel (3610 Eleventh St) | 80000834 | |||
| 81 | Upload image | William Childs House (1151 Monte Vista Dr) | 99000895 | |||
| 82 | Upload image | Hartree Grove (6475 Victoria Ave) | ||||
| 83 | Upload image | First Christian Church Parsonage (2933 Mission Inn Ave) | ||||
| 84 | Upload image | Aurea Vista Hotel (3480 University Ave) | ||||
| 85 | Upload image | Casa De Anza Motel (3425 Market St) | ||||
| 86 | Upload image | Rockledge Cottage (2575 Madison St) | ||||
| 87 | Upload image | Tetley Building (4344-98 Market St) | ||||
| 88 | Upload image | Henry M. Streeter House (5211 Central Ave) | ||||
| 89 | Upload image | James M. Wood House (2490 Prince Albert Dr) | 1891 – This colonial revival house was built for James M. Wood, renowned theater architect from Chicago. Mr. Wood had come to Riverside in 1889 to design the interior of the Loring Opera House. A.C. Willard, who had designed the exterior of the opera house, was also architect for Mr. Wood's Riverside residence. Mr. Wood stayed in his new house only infrequently and sold it in 1893. Cultural Heritage Board Landmark No. 89 City of Riverside | |||
| 90 | Upload image | Roosevelt Building (3616-38 University Ave) | ||||
| 91 | Upload image | Ridgecourt (3261 Strong St) | ||||
| 92 | Upload image | J. R. Willis Building (4336 Market St) | ||||
| 93 | Upload image | John J. Hewitt House (3050 Orange St) | ||||
| 94 | Upload image | Dr. Edmund Jaeger House – Delisted (4465 Sixth St) | ||||
| 95 | Upload image | First United Brethren in Christ (2921 Sixth St) | ||||
| 96 | Upload image | Irving School (4341 Victoria Ave) | ||||
| 97 | Upload image | Chudzikowski Home Site (4998 Bushnell Ave) | ||||
| 98 | Upload image | White Park Building (3900-3920 Market St) | ||||
| 99 | Upload image | Benjamin Rockhold Family House (4581 Indian Hill Rd) | ||||
| 100 | Upload image | Santa Fe Depot (3750 Santa Fe St) | ||||
| 101 | Upload image | Elmer A. Day House (3894 Fourth St) | ||||
| 102 | Upload image | Food Manufacturing Corporation (Tenth St and Howard St) | ||||
| 103 | Upload image | Jaeger Family House (4462 Sixth St) | ||||
| 104 | Upload image | Raymond Cree-Criddle House (4536 Beacon Way) | ||||
| 105 | Upload image | Mary and Emerson Holt House (3504 Larchwood Pl) | ||||
| 106 | Upload image | Alkire House (3245 Orange St) | ||||
| 107 | Upload image | Holden House (7355 Magnolia Ave) | ||||
| 108 |  | Ames-Westbrook House (4811 Brockton Ave) | ||||
| Upload image | Citrus Experiment Station[citation needed] | 28 | CPHI | |||
| Upload image | Citrus Machinery Pioneering[citation needed] | 30 | CPHI | |||
| Upload image | De Anza Crossing of the Santa Ana River Site[13] | 787 | In 1774 and 1775 Juan Bautista de Anza lead two expeditions through the area that would become the city of Riverside. Markers identify the location his party crossed the Santa Ana River. On the south side of the river, within the city of Riverside, a marker can be found in the Martha McLean – Anza Narrows Park. On the opposite side of the river, a marker can be found at 6161 Moraga Ave in the city of Jurupa Valley. | |||
| Upload image | Masonic Temple[citation needed] (3650 11th St) | 80000832 | ||||
| Upload image | Riverside-Arlington Heights Fruit Exchange[citation needed] (3391 Mission Inn Ave) | 80000833 | ||||
| Upload image | Sutherland Fruit Company[citation needed] (3191 Mission Inn Ave) | 86000732 | ||||
| Upload image | March Field Historic District[citation needed] (Eschscholtzia Ave) | CPHI | 94001420 | |||
| 134 |  | Nielsen Pool House (5050 Sedgwick Ave.) | 1964 – The Nielsen Pool House was the residence of architectural engineer Svend Nielsen, known for his engineering work on structures such as the Forum in Los Angeles and the Discovery Cube in Santa Ana. The house is exemplifies Mid Century Modern Architecture, in addition to having unique architectural features including an indoor swimming pool with a retractable roof. The house was named landmark #134 by the Riverside City Council at the recommendation of the Cultural Heritage board. |
List of monuments and memorials
| Photo | Name/ location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Upload image | Chinese pagoda (in front of the downtown library) | |
| Upload image | Famous Flyers Wall (Mission Inn) | |
| Upload image | Huntington shrine (Mount Rubidoux) | |
 | Junípero Serra cross (Mount Rubidoux) | |
| Upload image | Loring shrine (Mount Rubidoux) | |
| Statue of Ahn Chang Ho (Main Street Pedestrian Mall) | ||
| | Statue of Juan Bautista De Anza (Magnolia Ave at Fourteenth St) | See city landmark #73. |
| Upload image | Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Main Street Pedestrian Mall) | |
| Upload image | Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (Main Street Pedestrian Mall)[15] | |
| Upload image | Statue of Ysmael R. Villegas (Main Street Pedestrian Mall) | |
| Upload image | The Riverside Tripod 1976 by artist James Rosati | This James Rosati sculpture was originally installed on the grounds of the newly constructed Riverside City Hall in Downtown Riverside. The sculpture was moved to the city's fire station #5, and re-dedicated on September 11, 2008, to the Riverside firefighters who responded to the 9/11 emergency in New York in 2001.[16] |
| Upload image | Victims Wall (Victim's Courtyard in downtown Riverside)[17] | |
| | World Peace Bridge (Mount Rubidoux) | |
| Upload image | World War II Water Buffalo Tank (Fairmount Park) | The FMC corporation, originally the Food Machinery Company, and a maker of citrus packing equipment and pesticides, was given a contract to design a tracked military vehicle, after it had been instrumental in designing an amphibious tracked vehicle for use in the Florida Everglades. The Riverside plant became associated with the LVTA (landing vehicle, tracked, armored), or Water Buffalo. One of the tanks was installed on a cement pedestal at Fairmount Park as a memorial to the fact that the park's Lake Evans, along with the nearby Santa Ana River, were used as testing areas for the tank.[18] |
List of natural landmarks
| Photo | Name/ location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Upload image | Arlington Mountain | 1,853 feet (565 m) 33°52′16.97″N 117°28′17.36″W / 33.8713806°N 117.4714889°W |
 | Box Springs Mountain | 3,080 feet (940 m) 33°57′42″N 117°16′49″W / 33.96167°N 117.28028°W |
| Upload image | La Sierra Hills | |
| Upload image | Little Pachapa Hill | 877 feet (267 m) 33°57′2.63″N 117°22′55.38″W / 33.9507306°N 117.3820500°W |
 | Mount Rubidoux | 1,399 feet (426 m) 33°59′1.39″N 117°23′35.23″W / 33.9837194°N 117.3931194°W |
 | Pachapa Hill | 1,186 feet (361 m) 33°57′37.94″N 117°22′49.73″W / 33.9605389°N 117.3804806°W |
| Upload image | Quarry Hill | 1,178 feet (359 m) 33°55′23.30″N 117°23′35.38″W / 33.9231389°N 117.3931611°W |
 | Santa Ana River | |
| Upload image | Tequesquite Arroyo | |
| Upload image | Victoria Hill | 1,005 feet (306 m) 33°57′33.88″N 117°22′14.27″W / 33.9594111°N 117.3706306°W |
Other points of interest
| Photo | Name/ location | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Giant Lily Cup (Iowa Ave north of Palmyrita Ave) | The world's largest "paper" cup[citation needed] in front of what was once the Lily-Tulip manufacturing company, later Sweetheart Cup Company.[19] Actually made of poured concrete, the cup stands about 68.1 feet (20.8 m) tall. |
| Upload image | Main Street Mall Clock Tower and Water Fall (Tenth and Main Streets) | |
| Upload image | Main Street Pedestrian Mall Antique Clock Tower (southwest corner of Mission Inn Ave and Main St) | A 13 foot high Seth Thomas street clock made in 1908. Originally the clock was installed on Riverside's Main Street in the 1920s in front of the Fisher Jewelry store. The clock was moved several times along with the store. Fisher reportedly obtained the clock from someone in Pasadena, California, where the clock had also stood in front of a jewelry store.[20] The clock was completely refurbished in 2010, and moved to its current location, as part of the Main Street Pedestrian Mall remodel.[21] |
 | Concrete Railway Viaduct (crossing the Santa Ana River near Fremont St) | When built in 1903 it was billed as the largest concrete viaduct in the world. It is 984 feet (300 m) long, 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, averages 55 feet (17 m) in height, and contains about 14,000 cubic feet (400 m3) of concrete.[22] (As a comparison, Glenfinnan Viaduct (the "Harry Potter" viaduct) was built in 1901 and is 1,035 feet (315 m) long and up to 100 feet (30 m) high.) |
 | University of California, Riverside Bell Tower and Carillon | The 161 feet (49 m) bell tower houses a 48-bell carillon with bells ranging from 28 pounds to 5,091 pounds. Regular performances are held weekly, on Mondays, from noon until 1:00pm, with special performances throughout the year.[23] |
Tallest buildings in Riverside
| Rank | Name | Street Address | Height | Floors | Year | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside County Administration Building | 4080 Lemon St. | 196 feet (60 m) | 14 | 1974 | Government |
| 2 | Mount Rubidoux Manor | 3993 10th St. | 166 feet (51 m) | 16 | 1971 | Residential |
| 3 | University of California, Riverside, Carillon Tower | 900 University Ave. | 161 feet (49 m) | NA | 1966 | Performing Arts |
| 4 | Regency Tower | 10th St. and Orange St. | 155 feet (47 m) | 10 | 2009 | Office[24][25] |
| 5 | Robert Presley Detention Center | 4000 Orange St. | 135 feet (41 m) | 13 | 1989 | Government |
| 6 | Marriott Hotel Riverside | 3400 Market St. | 127 feet (39 m) | 12 | 1987 | Hotel |
| 7 | California Tower | 3737 Main St. | 11 | Office | ||
| 8 | First Congregational Church of Riverside | 3504 Mission Inn Ave. | 125 feet (38 m) | 1914 | Church | |
| 9 | 4075 Main Street | 4075 Main St. | 9 | Office | ||
| 10 | Riverside Centre | 3403 Tenth St. | 8 | 1982 | Office | |
| 11 | University Village Towers | 3500 Iowa Ave. | 8 | 2005 | Residential | |
| 12 | Humanities and Social Sciences Building - UCR | 900 University Ave. | 7 | 1963 | School | |
| 13 | Plymouth Tower | 3401 Lemon St. | 7 | 1970 | Residential | |
| 14 | Riverside City Hall | 3900 Main St. | 7 | 1975 | Government | |
| 15 | Riverside Metro Center | 3801 University Ave. | 7 | 1990 | Office | |
| 16 | Sierra Towers, La Sierra University | 4500 Riverwalk Pkwy. | 7 | 1968 | Residential | |
| 17 | Central Plaza | 3590 Central Ave. | 6 | 1969 | Office | |
| 18 | Mission Inn | 3649 Mission Inn Ave. | 6 | 1932 | Hotel | |
| 19 | Riverside Hall of Justice | 4100 Main St. | 6 | Government |
Proposed
Proposed new buildings in Riverside:
| Rank | Name | Street Address | Height feet | Floors | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside Community Hospital | 4445 Magnolia Ave. | 9 | Proposed—Construction to begin in 2011[26] | |
| 2 | Riverside Office Building | Main St. and University Ave. | 6 to 8 | Proposed | |
| 3 | Citrus Tower | Lime St. and University Ave. | 6 | Under Construction |
See also
- List of museums in Riverside, California
- California Historical Landmarks in Riverside County, California
- List of Riverside County, California, placename etymologies
- List of California Historical Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in California
- List of National Historic Landmarks in California
- List of National Natural Landmarks in California
References
Bibliography
- Hall, Joan H. (2003). Cottages, Colonials, and Community Places of Riverside, California. Riverside, California: Highgrove Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-9631618-5-7.
- Jennings, Bill (Editorial Committee Chairman). Guide To The Historic Landmarks Of Riverside County California, Riverside County Historical Commission Press, Riverside, California, 1993.
- Klotz, Esther H.; Hall, Joan H. (1985). Adobes, Bungalows, and Mansions of Riverside, California (1st ed.). Riverside, California: Riverside Museum Press. p. 335. ISBN 0-935661-11-5.
- Patterson, Tom. Landmarks of Riverside and the Stories Behind Them, The Press-Enterprise Co., 1964. LOC catalog number: 64-15204.
- Paul, Arthur G. (1954). Riverside Community Book. Riverside, CA: Arthur H. Cawston.
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