List of landmarks in Riverside, California

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.

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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″N117°22′22″W / 33.98306°N 117.37278°W / 33.98306; -117.37278 (Mission Inn)	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″N117°22′17″W / 33.98222°N 117.37139°W / 33.98222; -117.37139 (Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside)			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″N117°22′14″W / 33.98250°N 117.37056°W / 33.98250; -117.37056 (First Church of Christ, Scientist)			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. 8 City 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	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. [14]

List of monuments and memorials

See also: Riverside National Cemetery; 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″N117°28′17.36″W / 33.8713806°N 117.4714889°W / 33.8713806; -117.4714889 (Administration Building, Sherman Institute)
	Box Springs Mountain	3,080 feet (940 m) 33°57′42″N117°16′49″W / 33.96167°N 117.28028°W / 33.96167; -117.28028 (Box Springs Mountain)
Upload image	La Sierra Hills
Upload image	Little Pachapa Hill	877 feet (267 m) 33°57′2.63″N117°22′55.38″W / 33.9507306°N 117.3820500°W / 33.9507306; -117.3820500 (Little Pachapa Hill)
	Mount Rubidoux	1,399 feet (426 m) 33°59′1.39″N117°23′35.23″W / 33.9837194°N 117.3931194°W / 33.9837194; -117.3931194 (Mount Rubidoux)
	Pachapa Hill	1,186 feet (361 m) 33°57′37.94″N117°22′49.73″W / 33.9605389°N 117.3804806°W / 33.9605389; -117.3804806 (Pachapa Hill)
Upload image	Quarry Hill	1,178 feet (359 m) 33°55′23.30″N117°23′35.38″W / 33.9231389°N 117.3931611°W / 33.9231389; -117.3931611 (Quarry Hill)
	Santa Ana River
Upload image	Tequesquite Arroyo
Upload image	Victoria Hill	1,005 feet (306 m) 33°57′33.88″N117°22′14.27″W / 33.9594111°N 117.3706306°W / 33.9594111; -117.3706306 (Victoria Hill)

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.

Citations and notes

1. Numbers are as listed in the City of Riverside Landmarks brochure. Blue represents sites that are City of Riverside Landmarks without a higher designation. Other various colorings (defined here) represent higher designations as National Historic Landmarks and listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
2. Riverside County Historic Landmark (RCHL)
3. Riverside County Regional Park & Open-Space District; County Historic Landmark Designation; Riverside County Points of Historical Interest. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
4. Number indicates California Historical Landmark; CPHI indicates California Place of Historical Interest
5. "California Historic Landmarks – Riverside County". California State Parks Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
6. Jennings, Bill (1993). Guide To The Historic Landmarks Of Riverside County California. Riverside, California: Riverside County Historical Commission Press. pp. 10–36.
7. The NRIS (National Register Information System) number from the US Department of the Interior; National Park Service; National Register of Historic Places Database. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
8. US Department of the Interior; National Park Service; Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
9. Hiltner, Nita. Riverside: Sandstone, tower, no air conditioning make up church, The Press-Enterprise, 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
10. Hiltner, Nita. RIVERSIDE: Abolitionists gave church its start , The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California, 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
11. Jennings, page 10.
12. Paul pp.378-379
13. Jennings, p. 1.
14. "City of Riverside - File #: 16-2756".
15. "remembering Gandhi" . Retrieved 2020-11-22.
16. Haberman, Doug. At ceremony, Riverside commemorates 9/11, rededicates 'Tripod' sculpture , The Press-Enterprise, 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
17. ABC News, Victims Wall to be unveiled in Riverside, 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
18. Patterson, pages 166-167.
19. Lily-Tulip Cup Corporation, Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, Missouri
20. Patterson, Tom. The County's Past, The Press-Enterprise, 1992-12-20, page B-4.
21. Robinson, Alicia. 102-Year-Old Clock Returns to Riverside Mall, The Press-Enterprise, 2010-02-12.
22. Ostrom, A. C. The Concrete Viaduct Near Riverside, Cal; San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R. R., Engineering News, Vol. L. No. 17, New York, 1903-10-02.
23. University of California, Riverside Belltower. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
24. The Press Enterprise.
25. The Press Enterprise.
26. The Press Enterprise.

External links

• Landmarks of the City of Riverside
• Emporis Riverside