1. Mission Inn (3649 Mission Inn Avenue) Owner Frank A. Miller’s Mission Inn epitomizes
his role as Riverside’s leading exponent of the Mission Revival style. Built between 1902
and 1932, the Inn’s architects included Arthur B. Benton, Myron Hunt and G. Stanley
Wilson. The hotel originated on the site in 1876 as the modest home of Miller’s parents.

2. Riverside County Courthouse (4050 Main Street) Designed by Franklin P. Burnham in the style of Beaux-Arts Classicism, the courthouse was completed in 1903. Contractor F.O. Engstrom used brick and concrete for this building, which features ionic columns and classical sculpture.

3. Universalist-Unitarian Church (3525 Mission Inn Avenue) Architect A. C. Willard
designed this 1891 Norman Gothic Revival style church building, which was constructed of
Arizona sandstone. Reverend George H. Deere founded Riverside’s first Universalist
congregation in 1881.

4. Magnolia United Presbyterian Church (7200 Magnolia Avenue) Architect A. W. Boggs
designed and built the Gothic Revival church in 1881. It is the oldest existing church
building in the city of Riverside.

5. Heritage House (Bettner-McDavid House) (8193 Magnolia Avenue) This Queen Anne
style house was designed by John A. Walls for Mrs. James A. Bettner, widow of an early
citrus pioneer. Completed in 1891, it was purchased by the Riverside Museum Associates
in 1969 and now operates as a historic house museum.

6. First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) (3504 Mission Inn Avenue)
Designed by well known architect Myron Hunt, and built by the Cresmer Manufacturing
Company, this concrete building is in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with
Churrigueresque elements. The first services were held on December 24, 1913.

7. First Church of Christ, Scientist (3606 Lemon Street) Designed by architect Arthur B.
Benton, and completed in 1901, and this church is Riverside’s oldest surviving example of
Mission Revival style architecture. It is also the church that introduced Christian Science to
Southern California.

8. Victoria Avenue (Myrtle Avenue, southwest seven miles ending at Boundary Lane) this landscaped divided avenue was developed to connect the 1890 Arlington Heights subdivision to downtown. Grading was completed in 1892. Landscape architect Franz P. Hosp supervised the original planting; the avenue now includes over 90 species of trees as well as numerous shrubs.

9. Union Pacific Depot (3751 Vine Street) This Mission Revival style depot was built in 1904
by the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, which became part of the Union
Pacific in 1921. Passenger service was discontinued in 1971.

10. Band shell at Fairmount Park (Fairmount Boulevard and Market Street) The original
Band shell was designed by Arthur B. Benton and constructed in 1920 to commemorate
the 20th anniversary of the founding of Riverside’s Military Band. It was destroyed in a fire
in 1992 and rebuilt in 1995.

11. Riverside Municipal Museum (3720 Orange Street) built in 1912 as a federal post office;
this building was designed by architect James K. Taylor in the Neo-Classical style with
elements of the Mission Revival style. The City of Riverside purchased the building in
1938. The Police Department and other City offices occupied it until 1966 when it was
dedicated for use as the Municipal Museum.

12. S. C. Evans Residence (7606 Mt. Vernon Street) this circa 1874 adobe house was
designed by architect W.R. Norton for Evans, the president of the Riverside Land and
Irrigating Company. It was constructed of natural materials by local Indians and represents
a common local construction style of the period.

13. Benedict Castle (1850 Benedict Avenue) Designed by Henry L. A. Jekel, this Medieval
Spanish style structure exhibits strong Moorish influences. The residence was built in two
stages between 1921 and 1931 as a luxurious home for Charles W. Benedict.

14. Buena Vista Drive and Carlson Park (Beyond Mission Inn Avenue west between
Redwood Drive and the Santa Ana River) This landmark consists of the remaining towers
of the Mission Revival style bridge that was completed in 1923 across the Santa Ana River
west of Mt. Rubidoux. Also included are the raincross streetlights, the waterfall, and the
decorative plantings installed on Mt. Rubidoux when the city widened the bridge in 1931. A
new bridge, slightly north of the original site, was constructed in 1958.

15. Parent Navel Orange Tree (Magnolia Avenue at Arlington Avenue) Propagated from trees
imported from Bahia, Brazil in 1870 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this tree was
sent to Luther and Eliza Tibbets of Riverside for experimental planting in 1873 and began
California’s Washington navel orange industry and Riverside’s citriculture boom. It was transplanted to this site in 1902.

16. Sherman Indian Museum (9010 Magnolia Avenue) The last of the thirty-four Mission
Revival buildings that comprised Sherman Institute, this structure was built as the
Administration Building in 1901. The federal Indian school was named for James
Schoolcraft Sherman, Chairman of Indian Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, who promoted the act to fund the school’s construction.

17. Riverside Municipal Auditorium (3485 Mission Inn Avenue) Designed by Arthur S.
Benton and G. Stanley Wilson, and completed in 1929, this reinforced concrete Mission
Revival style building was dedicated as a memorial to Riverside’s World War I veterans.

18. Riverside Art Museum (3425 Mission Inn Avenue) Built by the Young Women’s Christian
Association (YWCA) in 1929, this building was designed in the Mediterranean style by
architect Julia Morgan. Morgan designed a number of YWCA buildings as well as William
Randolph Hearst’s San Simeon. The Riverside Art Association purchased the building in
1966 for use as a museum.

19. Chinatown Site (Brockton Avenue at Tequesquite Avenue) Riverside’s Chinese
community settled here in 1885 and, one hundred years later, a major archeological
investigation of the pioneer settlement was conducted. The last of the Chinatown buildings
was demolished in 1978.

20. Fred Stebler House (4532 Sixth Street) This Craftsman style house was constructed for
Fred Stebler, inventor and manufacturer of machinery used to grade, clean, and pack
citrus fruit. Built in 1911 from a design by H.L. Evans, Mr. Stebler resided here until his
death in 1957.

21. Loring Building (3673 Main Street) built in 1890 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style;
this building was remodeled in 1918 to more closely resemble the Mission Revival
architecture of neighboring buildings. It originally housed city hall, the municipal courts,
and the public library. Adjacent to this site, once stood the Loring Opera House, designed
by noted theatrical architect James M. Woods, it played host to W. C. Fields, Sarah
Bernhardt, and others. The building was destroyed by fire in 1990.

22. New Jerusalem Church (3645 Locust Street) This church is a late expression of a
Classical Revival temple façade with Gothic elements. It was dedicated on Easter Sunday,
1904.

23. Harada House (3356 Lemon Street) Japanese immigrant and local restaurateur Jukichi
Harada purchased the saltbox cottage in 1915 in the names of his three American-born
minor children. The residence gained international attention in 1916 as the object of a
landmark court case testing the constitutionality of California’s 1913 Alien Land Law. It has
been continuously owned and occupied by the Harada family since 1915. The property is
also a National Historic Landmark.

24. The Gage Canal — Built between 1884 and 1888, this important engineering feat is named
for Matthew Gage, who guided its original twenty-mile length from the Santa Ana River
near present-day Loma Linda to Arlington Heights. Originally conceived for the irrigation of
his own holdings, the canal put Gage in the business of selling water and made possible
Riverside’s 1890s boom in agricultural and residential development.

25. Edgewild (2320 Mary Street) This New England style house was built in 1891 for brothers
William and Edward Gulick, local citrus grower-shippers and nurserymen.

26. Mount Rubidoux — Located west of downtown Riverside, Mt. Rubidoux is named for
Louis Rubidoux, an early settler to the area. Frank Miller purchased the land in 1906 on
which he built a road, planted vegetation and dedicated a cross to Father Junipero Serra.
The nation’s first annual outdoor Easter Sunrise Service was initiated here in 1909 and
inspired similar programs across the country. The Peace Tower was designed by Arthur
Benton and built in 1925.

27. John W. North Park (Mission Inn Avenue at Vine Street) This park marks the 1871-1880
homesite of John Wesley North, the principal founder of Riverside. The site became a City
park in 1927.

28. Old City Hall (3612 Mission Inn Avenue) In 1923, voters approved a bond issue for
Riverside to construct its first municipally owned city hall. The Spanish Colonial Revival
style building served the City government until 1975.

29. Rockledge (2812 Ivy Street) Local land developer and orange grower Priestley Hall built
this Victorian-era residence as a wedding gift to his wife, Agnes Overton Hall. The sixteen
inch sun-dried adobe bricks used in the construction were manufactured on-site.

30. Devine House (4475 Twelfth Street) This 1888 Queen Anne style residence was designed
by architect John C. Pelton, Jr. for Frank Devine and his wife. Frank was a pioneer in the
local fruit packing industry. Mrs. Devine lived in the house until her death in 1948.

31. Raeburn (2508 Raeburn Drive) Raeburn Place was built for William Irving, his wife Eliza,
and their six children. The family followed Eliza’s brother Matthew Gage to Riverside in
1881. William served as the engineer for Gage’s irrigation canal which brought water to
the Arlington Heights subdivision and made possible the development of Riverside’s citrus
industry. This large redwood mansion is typical of grove houses along Hawarden Drive
and Victoria Avenue during the golden age of citrus.

32. Arcade Building (3602 University Avenue) Los Angeles architects Walker and Eisen
designed this circa 1928 Spanish Renaissance arcade style building for the Security Title
Insurance and Guaranty Company. It was restored in 1976.

33. Bonnett Building (3800 Orange Street) Built in 1908, this Spanish Colonial Revival style
building was altered in 1929 by E. M. Bonnett to accommodate widening along Orange
Street. Arches were built at the new curb line to support the second floor.

34. Estudillo House (4515 Sixth Street) In 1911 plans from local architect Seeley Pillar were used to build this California bungalow. Miguel Estudillo, State Assemblyman, Senator, and long-time City Attorney lived here with his family from 1918 until his death in 1950.

35. Irvine House (3115 Brockton Avenue) Architects Seehorn & Preston of Los Angeles designed this 1906 residence for Len and Stella Irvine. Stella served as regional president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. The house reflects many design traditions, including a Norman influence.

36. Waite House (3121 Mulberry Street) Construction on this Queen Anne style house for Lyman C. Waite and his wife Lillian began in 1884 and was completed in 1890. Lyman served as Riverside’s first notary public and Justice of the Peace.

37. Cressman House (3390 Orange Street) Burnham and Bliesner, architects of the Riverside County Courthouse, designed this Mission Revival style residence in 1902. Cressman worked as a deputy in the Riverside County sheriff’s office.

38. Grant School (4011 Fourteenth Street) This Mission Revival style school was designed by
G. Stanley Wilson and opened in 1935. It replaced the original 1889 school building that
was razed following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The fountain was installed in 1896
and stands as a reminder of the first school.

39. Fox Theater (3801 Mission Inn Avenue) Designed by the firm of Balch & Stanbery, this
Spanish Colonial Revival style theater opened in 1929 as a combination cinema
vaudeville house. The first public screening of “Gone With the Wind” took place in this
building, and Bing Crosby and Judy Garland performed here.

40. Seventh Street (from the Santa Fe Depot to the Buena Vista Bridge) This district includes
a grouping of some of Riverside’s finest commercial and residential architecture dating
from about 1900 to the 1930s. The designation was made before the street name was
changed to Mission Inn Avenue.

41. Young Men’s Christian Association Building (YMCA) (3485 University Avenue) The
building was designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo and housed the
YMCA from 1909 until 1968.

42. Greystones (6190 Hawarden Drive) This Classical Revival style house was built in 1902
for John Mylne, a Canadian emigrant and assistant engineer on the Gage Canal.
Greystones got its name from the granite that was cut for the foundation and for the
retaining walls which surround the property’s garden and drive.

43. Lerner Building (3605-49 Tenth Street) Built by Moses H. Lerner and designed by Joseph
R. Scheneck, this brick Italian Renaissance style office and commercial building was
constructed in 1927.

44. Hole Mansion (11316 Cypress Avenue) In 1909 Willits J. Hole purchased the 10,000-acre
property that originally formed the Rancho La Sierra Sepulveda land grant. Arthur Benton
designed the rustic bungalow built on the site between 1912 and 1915.

45. Collins-Seaton House (2374 Mission Inn Avenue) O. P. Dennis designed this 1900
Classical Revival residence. Originally constructed for W.S. Collins and his bride, the
house was purchased by Pittsburgh banker, Mr. Seaton in 1902 who finished the house
with fine woodworking and hosted many Riverside social events.

46. Arlington Branch Library (9556 Magnolia Avenue) Designed by Seeley L. Pillar and
completed in 1909, this Classical Revival style building is the City’s first branch library and
oldest library building. G. Stanley Wilson designed the 1927-28 remodel.

47. Batkin-Chrysler House (4539 Rubidoux Avenue) This Queen Anne style residence was built in 1896 for John S. Batkin.

48. Riverside City College Quadrangle (4800 Magnolia Avenue) Begun in 1924 and
designed by architect G. Stanley Wilson, the Quadrangle is constructed of adjoining rectangular blocks that form an enclosure around an interior courtyard, recalling an Italian Renaissance palazzo.

49. University Heights Junior High School (2060 University Avenue) This Spanish Colonial
Revival style school opened in 1928, when gender segregated instruction ended in
Riverside’s junior high schools. In 1974, the City acquired the building for use as the Cesar
Chavez Community Center and Bobby Bonds Park.

50. Rouse’s Department Store Building (3834 Main Street) This store was built in 1895 and was remodeled several times. The most important remodeling was undertaken in 1924 with G. Stanley Wilson as architect, and includes features reminiscent of Spanish Renaissance architecture.

51. Ward House (2969 Mission Inn Avenue) George F. Ward, an undertaker who was also
Riverside’s volunteer fire department chief and a City councilman, built this Victorian-era
house for his family in 1887.

52. Weber House (1510 University Avenue) Peter J. Weber, chief designer for G. Stanley Wilson’s architectural firm, built this unusual house between 1932 and 1938. It combines elements of various architectural styles including Moorish, Craftsman and Art Deco.

53. Moulton House (7335 Magnolia Avenue) Ernest and Julia Moulton built this Classical Revival style house in 1899. Ernest served as president of the First National Bank of Riverside.

54. Victoria Bridge (on Victoria Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Woodbine Street) the original Victoria Bridge was built of wood in 1891 to unite the new Arlington Heights subdivision with downtown Riverside. R. V. Leeson designed this 1928 bridge of steel and concrete.

55. Hoover House (3858 Redwood Drive) Martin Hoover, citrus grower and County Supervisor and his wife constructed the house in 1908, which includes features of both Queen Anne and Classical Revival styles. Originally located at 3381 Seventh Street, it gained significance as the first building in Riverside to be relocated as part of the City’s historic preservation efforts.

56. Palm Elementary School (6735 Magnolia Avenue) G. Stanley Wilson designed this
Spanish Colonial Revival style school, which operated from 1927 to 1974. In 1976, it
became the home of the Riverside Unified School District’s Community Education program.

57. White Park (Chestnut and Tenth Streets) Established in 1883 this was Riverside’s first
City park. Improvements to the park were made from 1883-1931 and included a lush
botanical garden, bandstand, and footbridges which crossed a canal.

58. Orchard House (6499 Hawarden Drive) – Orchard House was built in the half-timber,
Tudor Revival style for William Irving, son of Gage Canal engineer, William Irving, and his cousin and wife, Maude, the daughter of Gage Canal founder, Matthew Gage. It was one of four citrus grove mansions built for the Gage and Irving families, along with Raeburn, Greystones, and Edgewild. These homes reflected the families’ British heritage in the New “English Colony,” as Arlington Heights was called.

59. Robert Bettner House (7995 Magnolia Avenue) This 1892 single-story English-style
cottage and landscaped grounds is a reminder of one of Riverside’s socially prominent
citrus growers and of the past elegance of Magnolia Avenue.

60. The Chicago White Sox Redwood Tree (Low Park) The Chicago White Sox baseball
team planted this tree in 1914 while in Riverside to play an exhibition game.

61. Montezuma Bald Cypress Trees (Fairmount Park) Captain Charles Dexter, one of the
founders of Fairmount Park, initiated the planting of this native Mexican tree.

62. Magnolia Avenue Parkways and Center Median (between Arlington Avenue and San
Rafael Way) This section of the Magnolia Avenue streetscape maintains the spirit of the
original plantings. Laid out in 1876 with eucalyptus, oak and palm trees, Magnolia Avenue
set a historic national precedent in scenic urban landscaping.

63. Palm Grove (Hunter Park, near the intersection of Columbia Street and Iowa Avenue) In
1962 these thirty-four trees, representing six varieties of palm, were transplanted from the former residence of Harrison Wright (on Adams near Magnolia Avenue).

64. Roosevelt Palm (Victoria Avenue at Myrtle Street) President Theodore Roosevelt planted this Mexican fan palm during his visit to Riverside in 1903.

65. Native Sycamore Tree (median island on La Paz Lane at Bubbling Well Road) This tree marks the location of the Lee Duncan Ranch, home of canine movie star Rin-Tin-Tin.

66. Horse Chestnut Tree (Victoria Avenue center divider at Mary Street) Local horticulturist
Captain Dammer originally planted this tree on his home site at the northwest corner of
Mary Street and Victoria Avenue. The City transplanted it in 1974 when Mary Street was
widened. It is no longer here.

67. Evergreen Cemetery and Riverside Mausoleum (4414 Fourteenth Street) This
cemetery is the city’s first and dates to 1872. Among those buried here are prominent
Riverside citizens John W. North, Frank A. Miller, and Luther and Eliza Tibbets. The
Egyptian Revival style mausoleum was built in 1914 by W.C. Crowell of Pasadena.
68. Mitchell House (3209 Mulberry Street) This two-story Queen Anne style house was built
in 1893 for David G. Mitchell, one of the founders of Riverside County.

69. Fairmount Park (Fairmount Boulevard and Market Street) In 1911, the Olmsted Brothers
of Brookline, Massachusetts planned the park’s open space landscape design. It now
occupies thirty-five acres.

70. Harwood Hall House (4570 University Avenue) Built in 1909 for the first director of the
Sherman Indian Institute, this one-and-a-half story building is an exceptional example of a
California bungalow. Hall served as Superintendent of Sherman Indian School.

71. Shields House (3620 Fifteenth Street) G. Olivo Newman built this Victorian-era house in
1887 within his new twenty-acre subdivision, Prospect Place. The John Shiels family
occupied this home as renters in 1901 and purchased it in 1906. Family members resided
there until 1972.

72. McIntyre House (4586 Olivewood Avenue) This 1892 Victorian-era house was built for citrus grower and prominent lawyer, William J. McIntyre.

73. Newman Park and the De Anza Statue (Magnolia Avenue at Fourteenth Street) Sherry
Peticolas sculpted the statue of Spanish explorer Don Juan Bautista De Anza in 1940,
using Ed J. Loustanau, a descendent of De Anza’s brother as a model. Dorr Bothwell
designed the sculpture, which was supported by the Works Projects Administration.

74. Buena Vista Bridge (Rubidoux Drive between University Avenue and Mission Inn Avenue) Designed by Davidson and Fulmor and built by the Matich Brothers Company of locally quarried and hand-cut stone, the 1930s bridge provides a distinctive and picturesque city entry.

75. Stone House (3241 Mary Street) Built in 1929; this house is one of the city’s finest
examples of a Stone Bungalow, a number of which were built in Riverside from the 1910s to 1920s.

76. Stone House (2110 Seventh Street) This 1926 residence is another good example of a
Stone Bungalow.

77. Hammer-Wallihan House (3563 Prospect Avenue) Designed by local architect Henry L.
A. Jekel, this 1926 house is a good example of a Stone Bungalow.

78. Jarvis House (4492 Twelfth Street) This 1888 Victorian-era house was remodeled in 1914
by owner John T. Jarvis to more closely resemble the then–popular Craftsman style. Jarvis
served from 1915 to 1925 as a City councilman and from 1926 to 1928 as mayor.

79. Collier House (3092 Lime Street) This Queen Anne style house was built in 1895 for
Riverside attorney William Collier.

80. M. H. Simons’ Undertaking Chapel (3610 Eleventh Street) In 1925, Melvin H. Simons
moved his mortuary business into this Mission Revival style building designed by G.
Stanley Wilson. The family operated its undertaking parlor here until 1966.

81. William Childs House (1151 Monte Vista Drive) This 1910 Craftsman bungalow is a
lasting remnant of the 200-acre Monte Vista Nursery. Childs was a partner in the nursery,
which specialized in oranges.

82. Hartree Grove (6475 Victoria Avenue) The original adobe construction for this home took
place in 1892. In 1899, its second owner, Herman Wilson, named the house after a family
castle in Scotland. In 1901, Wilson remodeled his home to resemble a Scottish country
house.

83. First Christian Church Parsonage (2933 Mission Inn Avenue) Built in the 1880s as the parsonage for the First Christian Church, the building was relocated here from 3757 Vine Street in 1993. It is now used as a single-family residence.

84. Aurea Vista Hotel (3480 University Avenue) Designed by architect G. Stanley Wilson, the 1927 Spanish-Moorish style Aurea Vista Hotel had a primarily residential clientele.

85. Casa De Anza Motel (3425 Market Street) This Spanish Colonial Revival style building
was originally a duplex that was moved to its present location around 1923. G. Stanley Wilson designed the motel that was built around the duplex in 1929.

86. Rockledge Cottage (2575 Madison Street) This 1901 Craftsman residence was
constructed as a one-story residence for Englishman Hugh G. Newton. Franklin Pierce Burnham, architect of the Riverside County Courthouse, designed the second story circa 1910. Rockledge Cottage was named by New York banker William A. Lombard, who bought the property in 1917.

87. Tetley Building (4344-98 Market Street) G. Stanley Wilson designed this Spanish
Colonial style commercial complex of buildings for Frank A. Tetley, and construction began in 1925.

88. Henry M. Streeter House (5211 Central Avenue) Henry A. Westbrook designed and built this Victorian Farmhouse in 1888 for Henry M. Streeter, a State Assemblyman from 1879 to 1881, and State Senator from 1891 to 1895. Streeter wrote the bill to establish Riverside County that was adopted in 1893.

89. James M. Wood House (2490 Prince Albert Drive) Wood, a theatrical architect from Chicago, designed his 1891 Colonial Revival style house with architect A.C. Willard.

90. Roosevelt Building (3616-38 University Avenue) Designed by Burnham and Bliesner,
and built by Fred Peter in 1904, this Italianate commercial building was named after
President Theodore Roosevelt who visited Riverside in 1903.

91. Ridgecourt (3261 Strong Street) Designed by G. Stanley Wilson, this Mission Revival
style home was originally built for Clinton and Grace Hickok. Mr. Hickok was the owner of
the renowned Hickok Piano Co. of Toledo, Ohio, and had a piano silhouette set in the
house’s courtyard paving. In 1917, William Boyd and his wealthy wife purchased the
home. The marriage failed and Boyd drifted to Hollywood where he became a silent film
star best known for his role as “Hopalong Cassidy”.

92. J. R. Willis Building (4336 Market Street) G. Stanley Wilson designed this 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival style commercial building for the Bell Cleaning Company, a dry-cleaning business.

93. John J. Hewitt House (3050 Orange Street) John and Martha Hewitt built this Eastlake
Victorianera house on their ten-acre orange grove in 1885. After her husband’s death in
1909, Martha subdivided her property into forty-three residential lots and paid to have her house cut into two pieces and moved 90 degrees to face Orange Street. She lived there until 1920.

94. Dr. Edmund Jaeger House – Delisted (4465 Sixth Street) Dr. Jaeger, a biology instructor at Riverside City College from 1924 until 1954, designed his front yard as a collection of desert plants chosen for texture, line, color, and succession of bloom. The garden no longer remains; which was the principal reason for the de-listing of this property as a landmark.

95. First United Brethren in Christ (2921 Sixth Street) Built in 1887, this Gothic Revival style church building is the second oldest in the city.

96. Irving School (4341 Victoria Avenue) This Craftsman style school building was constructed in 1917. The Streamline Moderne style auditorium, designed by G. Stanley Wilson, was completed in 1940. The school was once comprised of nine buildings; a fire destroyed the others in 1955.

97. Chudzikowski Home Site (4998 Bushnell Avenue) This property included a residence, garage and entrance monument, which were constructed for John B. Chudzikowski. All were demolished in 1999.

98. White Park Building (3900-3920 Market Street) Walter Lewis built this Mediterranean
style commercial building in 1924 for $15,000.

99. Benjamin Rockhold Family House (4581 Indian Hill Road) This 1906 Swiss Chalet/
Craftsman style house was moved here from 4220 Lemon Street in 1998. Benjamin and
his brother John established The Rockhold Brothers Grocery in 1889.

100. Santa Fe Depot (3750 Santa Fe Street) the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Depot was built in 1924 and is the only example of a Pueblo Revival style railroad depot in California.

101. Elmer A. Day House (3894 Fourth Street) Built in 1895 for horticulturist Elmer A. Day, this Victorian-era residence was moved from Eighth Street (University Avenue) to Fourth Street in 1911.

102. Food Manufacturing Corporation (Tenth and Howard Streets) this commanding complex
of industrial buildings traces its strong associations with the citrus industry to the early
1900’s and the citrus manufacturers Stebler and Parker. The main, sawtooth roof building dates from 1938 and a second one of similar design from 1943 when F.M.C. expanded to produce many war-time products. The most famous of which was the Water Buffalo amphibious tanks, pivotal in the successful Allied WWII Pacific Campaign.

103. Jaeger Family House (4462 Sixth Street) G.D. Haigh constructed this 1907 Craftsman residence for the Jaeger family, who moved from Iowa to Riverside in 1906. Dr. Edmund Jaeger, one of Southern California’s foremost botanists, occupied the house until his death in 1983.

104. Raymond Cree-Criddle House (4536 Beacon Way) This Craftsman bungalow was built in 1913. Raymond Cree served as a County Superintendent of Schools. Later resident Eugene Criddle was Vice President of the Southern Sierras Power Company, and from 1933 to 1937 served as Mayor of Riverside.

105. Mary and Emerson Holt House (3504 Larchwood Place) This Spanish Colonial Revival
style house was built in 1924 for Emerson and Mary Holt, who were involved in numerous civic organizations. Mary wrote the lyrics for the Riverside County Song. Emerson disappeared on a Sierra Club hike in 1943.

106. Alkire House (3245 Orange Street) This circa 1899 Neo-classical style residence was built for Adam S. Alkire, who bought and developed a number of properties along Orange Street following his retirement as County Assessor in 1890.

107. Holden House (7355 Magnolia Avenue) In 1923 Arthur and Virginia Holden commissioned
Riverside architect Robert H. Spurgeon to design this Tudor Revival style residence. Mr.
Holden came to Riverside in 1907 to manage the British owned San Jacinto Land
Company; which owned over 4300 acres of land in the area.

108. Ames-Westbrook House (4811 Brockton Avenue) This Queen Anne style residence was built by grove owner Samuel A. Ames in 1888. It is best known for long-time owners Mr. and Mrs. John R. Westbrook. John helped establish Riverside’s Franzen Brothers Hardware Store, which later became J.R. Westbrook Company.

109. Highgrove Drop and Upper Riverside Canal (Iowa Avenue and Spring Street) The canal is strongly associated with the early development of Riverside and the citrus industry. Furthermore, the Highgrove Drop is also associated with the first commercially significant
hydroelectric plant in California. The Riverside Water Company provided Riverside and its environs with irrigation water. One of their canals, the Warm Water Canal, dropped 40 feet where the canal crossed Iowa Avenue just south of Spring Street. Charles R. Lloyd from San Francisco, the home of California Electric Light, had the idea of using that drop to generate electricity. By the spring of 1888, the direct current (DC) generators produced about 225 kW of electricity to light the streets of Riverside and Colton. On Sunday, March 28, 1915, a transformer overheated and exploded. The Highgrove power-plant burned to
the ground, along with all its equipment and records.

110. Piddington House (4385 Houghton Avenue) – This Spanish Colonial Revival House was
built in 1927 for Alfred A. and Erminie Piddington by builder John V. Philbrick. Henry L. A.
Jekel was the architect. The house is located on the south side of the City’s original quarry, North Hill, and was a part of a subdivision known as “Fairmount Heights” created in 1895 by John G. North, son of the City’s founder, along with R.E. and C.E. Houghton. Mr.
Piddington, known among his newspaper colleagues as “Pidd”, worked for 46 years for the Riverside Press and Enterprise becoming the paper’s editor in 1933.

111. Lillian M. Spurgeon Residence (4648 Ladera Lane) Robert H. Spurgeon designed this
Spanish colonial revival residence for his mother in 1927. Mr. Spurgeon practiced in New York, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Barbara; with most of his career centered in Riverside. The residence is an excellent example of his work from 1922-1930, his most
prolific period. Mr. Spurgeon is considered by many to be among the most gifted
exponents of the domestic Hispanic tradition. Sadly, his brilliant career was cut short in
1931 by his untimely death at the age of 37.

112. Brough-Hammond House (4480 Mission Inn Avenue) This Craftsman style home was
built in 1909 for R.D. Brough, a local orchardist, at a cost of $4000. It was purchased by
Harry W. & Myrte Hammond in 1912. Mr. Hammond was principal owner of the Riverside Daily Press and its successor, The Riverside Press-Enterprise, for 49 years. For 35 of those years he was the newspaper’s business manager, garnering respect for his sound
business judgment and uncompromising positions on newspaper policy.

113. John Swanson House (4654 Sierra) Built by John Swanson around 1906, this home is one of the most unique examples of 19th-20th Century transitional architecture in the City of Riverside. The residence incorporates a distinctive blend of Victorian, Classical Revival
and Arts & Crafts period styles.

114. Jackson Building (3643 University Avenue) This two-story brick building built in 1886 was once the site of the Washington Restaurant, operated by the Harada family. Jukichi Harada, the head of the household, made international headlines when he bought a
Riverside home in the names of his three American-born children in 1915, which
challenged the California Alien Land Law prohibiting aliens from owning property. In 1916,
Riverside Superior Court ruled that American-born children of aliens were entitled to all the
constitutional guarantees of citizenship including land tenure.

115. Arthur N. Sweet House (4527 Mission Inn Avenue) Architect Henry L. A. Jekel designed this Spanish Colonial Revival home for businessman Arthur N. Sweet in 1927. Sweet’s clothier and men’s furnishings store on Main Street dominated local high-end men’s attire
from 1911 through the mid-1960’s. Sweet played a leadership role in community life, including regional Boy Scouts of America and the site selection committee for March Field.

116. Ernest and Louise Clark House (3456 Ramona) Henry Jekel designed this Spanish
Colonial Revival house for Ernest and Louise Clarke; it was built in 1928. In 1896 Ernest became Editor of the Riverside Daily Press, a position he held for 37 years, and later the Head of the combined Press-Enterprise. Louise was already a Physician when she married her husband in 1898. She was the first female President of the Riverside County Medical Association and the only female physician among the 16 founders of Riverside Community Hospital.

117. C. O. Evans House (4622 Indian Hill Drive) This home was designed & built in 1908 by Riverside Architect G. Stanley Wilson for Charles Orrick Evans and his family. It is built of redwood, brick and concrete in California Bungalow style with Tudor influences. Evans,
one of the city’s foremost bankers, gave Wilson permission to use a picture of this house in newspaper advertisements. Wilson is best remembered for his work on the rotunda of the Mission Inn.

118. Five Points Intersection (Intersection of La Sierra Avenue and Hole Avenue) During and after World War II, La Sierra experienced a boom in residential and commercial development. Local businessmen expanded their existing services and established new stores and offices along La Sierra Avenue, Pierce Street, and Hole Avenue, particularly in the area where these streets intersected with Bushnell Avenue to form the “Five Points” intersection. “Five Points” became the historic downtown area of La Sierra. It was the western gateway to Riverside, La Sierra University and Camp Anza. 

119. Walter C. Banks Residence (3105 Pine Street) This is a Post-Medieval English Revival
style home designed by local prominent architect Henry L. A. Jekel and built in 1927 for
Walter C. Banks. Banks was the owner and pharmacist for Banks Drug Store and 26-year
President of the Riverside Parks Commission.

120. All Saints Episcopal Church (3847-71 Terracina Drive) Built in 1949 in the
Mediterranean Style by noted Riverside Architect G. Stanley Wilson.

121. Bobby Bonds Residence (2112 Vasquez Place) Elizabeth and Robert Bonds Sr. moved
here in 1957 with their 4 children. Rosie was a 1964 Olympic Hurdler, Robert Jr. and David were also top athletes. Bobby was one of Riverside’s most famous athletes. As a Pro Baseball player, he was legendary for power and speed. He was the first to hit at least 30 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in one season, a feat he repeated 5 times. He was also the first baseball player in the 20th Century to hit a Grand Slam in his first pro game.
A 3-time All-Star, with 332 home runs, 1024 RBI’s and 461 stolen bases, he played in the 1971 National League Championship Series, was 1973 All-Star MVP and won 3 Gold Gloves. His baseball legend son, Barry, was born in Riverside while the family lived here in 1964.

122. Payton Residence (5175 Myrtle Avenue) This home began construction in 1954 and was completed in 1966. Its original design was by architect Martin Williamson. It was finished by Riverside architect and water color artist Don O’Neill; who also did the landscape design. The home is an example of French Eclectic style.

123. A.C.E. Hawthorne House and Eucalyptus Tree (3747 Monroe Street) This Swiss Chalet grove home (1889-90) was constructed on a unique cross-axial plan for English-born gentleman farmer, Archibald C.E. Hawthorne. Designed by noted local architect, A.C. Willard, with wrap-around porch, overhanging eaves, elaborate braces and three-sided triangular fireplace, its approach once faced Magnolia Avenue in the rural landscape of Riverside’s citrus heyday. Changing ownership and land use eventually eliminated the surrounding 20-acre grove and separated the massive eucalyptus tree that once served as part of a windbreak system along the former southern boundary.

124. Marcy Branch Library (3711 Central Avenue) The former Marcy Branch Library was designed by renowned local architect, Herman Ruhnau and built in 1957. It is an excellent example of Mid-century Modern civic architecture in Riverside with simple geometric forms, horizontal massing, visible structural system, flat roof with wide-overhanging eaves, and floor-to-ceiling windows. At the time of its construction, it was the only library in the United States with a circular plan and few interior walls that allowed for flexibility while meeting the needed floor and storage space.

125. Clinton and Geraldine Marr Residence #2 (6816 Hawarden Drive) This West Coast Modern Post-and-Beam style home was designed by architect Clinton Marr as his personal residence where he lived with his family for 51 years. Marr is a USC graduate,
recognized AIA Fellow, and has designed notable buildings throughout Southern
California. This award-winning residence was recognized by the AIA. The residence
employs a Miesian three-foot grid and is Marr’s best example of Post-and-Beam design.
Along with landscape primarily designed by Geraldine Marr, the home specifically
expresses Clinton Marr’s design philosophy that a building should fit its environment.

126. Philip Esbensen House (4259 Quail Road) This Mid-Century Modern Post-and-Beam style home was designed by architect Philip Esbensen as his personal family residence. A steep lot with views to the west presented design challenges solved by preserving natural sandstone features and native vegetation, fitting the house to the hill and shading expansive floor-to-ceiling windows with deep roof overhangs and a deck. The home’s bisecting horizontal and vertical planes, simple geometric forms, running bond concrete brick and vertical redwood siding exterior, and exposed beams directly express the post and-beam structural system.

127. Mackey House (6140 Tiburon Drive) This Mid-Century Modern residence was designed by noted architect Lois Gottlieb in 1967 and built in 1971 for Edward & Barbara Mackey. Designed to integrate the hillside, the residence features exposed poured-in-place concrete walls with integral chimneys and flues that rising from granite outcroppings. Concrete walls are contrasted by walls consisting of fixed and horizontal sliding windows, doors, and louvered floor-to-ceiling windows. The design is unified by a glass clerestory that wraps the building and connects seamlessly with glass gable ends.

128. Frank and Katherine Wells-Patsy O-Toole House (1945 Arroyo Drive) This 1926
Spanish Colonial Revivial residence overlooking the Victoria Club golf course was
designed by architect Robert H. Spurgeon, Jr. Character-defining features abound in the
Tequesquite Arroyo home, including stuccoed walls, clay tile roof, round entry tower,
cantilevered balcony, wood-framed windows, heavy beams, wrought iron, and stained
glass. The residence also served as the first headquarters of The Friends of the Mission
Inn, founded in 1969 by then-owner (1948-1971) Patsy O’toole, renowned artist and
instrumental activist in the preservation of the Mission Inn.

129. James E. and Jessie C. Shaw House (8410 Cleveland Avenue) A Canadian family acquired this orange-growing property in the mid 1890’s and built this house in 1899. The house was called “Evergreen”. The house now sits on five acres of active orange groves.

130. Trujillo Adobe (195 North Orange Street)
The Adobe is one of the oldest remaining structures in the area and was constructed in
approximately 1862 by the Trujillo family. The Adobe was situated on the Old Spanish
Trail, a commercial route first established by Native Americans and used by settlers and Spaniards as a trading route that spread from what is now California to Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. The Adobe was part of the community called “La Placita”.
The site was registered by the State of California in 1968 as a point of historical interest.

131. Willard and Elizabeth Winder House (5022 Myrtle Avenue) This home was completed in 1955 for Willard and Elizabeth Winder. The builder was Harry Marsh, one of Riverside’s most prolific and respected builders. The style is a California Ranch House with romantic elements including English cottage, modified Tudor, and Swiss Chalet. Willard Winder was a Riverside attorney and son of a prominent Riverside family. His father A. Heber Winder was part of the firm that represented Jukichi Harada, winning the landmark case under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Both of the Winders were active citizens in Riverside.

132. Eugene and Mildred Best House (5036 Myrtle Avenue)
This house was built in the 1930’s in the Tudor style. Eugene Best was the son of
Raymond Best, who started the Best, Best, and Krieger law firm. Raymond purchased
the law library of John G. North, son of John W. North, one of the founders of Riverside. Mr. Best never attended law school, but passed the bar in 1918 and was admitted to practice. He became a partner in 1925 and was appointed City Attorney in 1929, serving until 1941.

133. Camp Anza Officer’s Club (5797 Picker Street) This 1942 officers club was part of Camp
Anza, a World War II staging area for the Los Angeles port of embarcation that processed
over 625,000 troops enroute to and from the pacific theater as well as Italian prisoners of
war. Designed by the quartermaster corps as a 700 series “mobilization building,” the club hosted dances, shows, and holiday parties to boost morale. A Moose Lodge for several decades after the war, the now-restored private community center retains much of the original exterior wood siding, interior wainscot, double hearth fireplace, and hardwood floors.

134. Nielsen Pool House (5050 Sedgwick Avenue) The Nielsen Pool House was designed in
1964 by civil and structural engineer, Svend Nielsen, as his family home. Completed in
1966, this Mid-Century Modern Contemporary style semi-subterranean residence exhibits prominent character-defining features, including horizontal emphasis, wide overhanging eaves, cantilevered balconies, and ribbon clerestory windows. Widely renowned for his
cutting-edge advances in engineering and seismic design, Nielson’s home also features distinctive intent in the indoor swimming pool atrium, retractable raised roof, and cantilevered foundation.

135. Riverside Public Library – Main Branch (3581 Mission Inn Avenue)
This building was constructed between 1963 and 1965 and features the New Formalism
style of architecture. Some of the character defining features include the symmetrical
square plan, monumentality, flat roof with wide overhanging eaves, sculptural perforated
screens, and a centrally located entry with a projecting half-barrel with broken arched
ends. The building is now the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the
Riverside Art Museum. The updates to the building were done compatibly to maintain its style.

136. Gore Manor (2530 Prince Albert Drive)
This 1932 Colonial Revival residence was designed by Master Architect Garrett Beekman Van Pen, Jr., a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for Thomas E. Gore, a local citrus grower and bank official. Gore was active in the production and promotion of
citriculture, civil service, community and economic development. He was also
instrumental in the formation and furtherance of international relations in Riverside, most notably for the establishment of Sendai, Japan as Riverside’s sister city in 1957, making the relationship the oldest of its kind in the nation.

137. Bigelow’s Bungalow (4625 Glenwood Drive) Nessled into the base of mount Rubidoux,
Bigelow’s Bungalow was designed by lester s. Moore, a prominent local and regional
architect, and constructructed by cresmer manufacturing for george tyler bigelow. The
craftsman style residence exhibits many architectural features of the style, including a low pitched roof with wide eaves and exposed rafters, an open front porch, and redwood
clapboard siding. The residence also makes use of indigenous material, exhibited by the use of rubble stone, from blasting during construction, in the foundation, porch, and
retaining walls.

138. E.T. Wall Packing House (3280 Vine Street)
This two-story brick masonry citrus packing house is designed in the Industrial Western False Front style of architecture. It was built in 1921-1922. A large space between the loading docks and roofline was once used to display the company name. The building is on the east side of Vine Street on the corner with 3rd Street and the west side of the building faces the Santa Fe main line. The citrus plant is now gone, with new businesses occupying the building.

139. The Harbor (3014 Pine Street)
This 1931 French Normandy home with nautical details was designed by Henry L.A. Jekel
for Mr. And Mrs. Nathaniel Boone Hall Parker. The Parkers moved to Riverside from Hyannis, Cape Cod after Mr. Parker retired. Both of them had a love of the ocean and lived at the Mission Inn for years while imagining their nautical themed dream home.
During his time in Riverside, Mr. Parker served as the President of the Chamber of
Commerce and was appointed to multiple boards. The Parkers moved to Long Beach in
1939, presumably due to Mrs. Parker’s health.

140. The Farmhouse Motel (1393 University Avenue) Constructed in 1953, the Farm House Motel features the California Ranch style of architecture and is an example of the motor court building type. Character-defining features include gambrel roofs, board-and-batten siding, diamond-paned or multi-lite windows, and multi-lite half glass doors. The gambrel
roof shaped neon pole sign, exhibiting the ranch theme of the motel, was installed in 1958. The former motel is an example of post-WWII era auto tourism related development that was prominent along University Avenue, a former segment of State Highway 60
connecting Los Angeles to Palm Springs.

141. Freeland Tractor (3252 Mission Inn Avenue)
Designed by architect G. Stanley Wilson, the Mediterranean Revival-styled structure’s showroom-with large arched windows – was designed for displaying tractors and other large equipment. Freeland Tractor remained in the structure until 1935, at which time it was used by the California Highway Patrol, and later, the Department of Motor Vehicles. In 1963, Riverside Boat and Marine took over the space. In 2000, after periods of
vacancy, an expansion was added along Mulberry and the structure was restored for
use by the Cafe Sevilla restaurant and later an event location.

142. E.T. Wall Packing House #2 (3280 Vine Street)
This building represents a distinct and important relationship between the citrus
industry and railroad transportation, which contributed to the economic development patterns in Riverside during the 1920’s. Built in 1923, two years after E.T. Wall Packing
House #1 (landmark #138), this Mission Revival industrial building is an important
building type and method of construction found in Riverside and elsewhere in Southern
California during the 1920’s.

143. David S. Bell House (4428 Houghton Avenue)
Originally designed as a single-story Spanish Colonial Revival residence by Henry L.A.
Jekel. It was constructed in 1924 for David and Miriam Bell. David S. Bell served as
manager for L.V.W. Brown’s citrus-packing operations in the region. As their family
grew, the Bells commissioned G. Stanley Wilson to add a second story in 1933, re-
styling the residence in the Monterey Revival style. Although uncommon in Riverside, this style was popular across California at the time. The Bell family lived in the residence for over 30 years.

144. Neblett Residence (6744 Oleander Court) This 1966 Mid-Century Modern residence was designed by prominent architect Clinton Marr, for Dr. Edward and Mrs. Neblett. Marr was an award-winning local architect and fellow of the AIA during the mid-20th century. The residence showcases Marr’s work in the Mid-Century Modern style with post-and-beam
construction, horizontal massing, a low-pitch gable roof with wide eaves, and large
expanses of glass. The walls of glass demonstrate Marr’s design philosophy of the visual
integration of the interior and exterior.

145. Woolley Residence (5050 Myrtle Avenue) Constructed 1955-1956, this Mid-Century
Modern residence was designed by architect Knowlton Fernald Jr. for Ted Woolley and his wife. Fernald was a regionally recognized architect, predominantly in Orange County. The Woolley residence is the only known residence designed by Fernald in Riverside and serves as an excellent example of Mid-Century Modern style and post-and-beam construction. A 1957 Press Enterprise article featured the residence calling it “one of the most interesting in Riverside, a glass house on stilts.”

146. Powell-Wheeler Residence (3860 El Hijo Street)
The house was built in 1930 for Percy and Margaret Powell. Percy was a local businessman who was on a number of Chamber of Commerce beautification projects.
By 1946, the home was purchased by Dr. Omer Wheeler, a local physician and
president of the California Medical Board. This residence is one of perhaps fifteen in
Riverside that exemplify the Monterey Revival style. Characteristics include two-story rectangular massing, smooth stucco exterior, and a red-tile roof. This house was
designed by Henry L.A. Jekel, known for Spanish Colonial revival designs.

147. Verly Residence (6268 Palm Avenue)
This Airplane Bungalow-style residence was constructed in 1919. According to building
permits and City Director records, the original owner of the residence was Walter Verly,
a mechanic at the Mission Garage. This architecture is fairly uncommon in Riverside,
with only about seven known examples. This house embodies the character-defining
features of the style, including a two story structure with Asian architectural influences
and an emphasis on horizontal lines, a “pop-up” second story set back from the first
floor, low pitched gable roofs with wide eaves and gable end outlooks and a combination of stucco and wood shingle exterior cladding.

148. Lewis Residence (3881 Loring Drive)
This Mid-Century Modern residence was constructed in 1948 by notable builder Harry
Marsh for Paul A. and Frances K. Lewis. Paul A. Lewis was a regionally prominent
businessman as a grocer and president of Alfred M. Lewis, Inc. Mr. Lewis commissioned the construction of the house as his final residence and often used the residence to conduct his business. The home is nestled in the foothills near Mt.
Rubidoux, with panoramic views of the downtown area.

149. Okubo Residence (2365 Eleventh St)
The circa 1900 residence was rented by the Okubo family beginning in 1925. In 1930, it
was purchased by the Okubo family. The ownership of the home was made possible by
the 1918 Harada case. The family lived at the residence until 1942 when Executive
Order 9066 was signed causing the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to the War Relocation Authority camps. The Okubo family never returned and rented it to Valeriano and Mercedes Silva. In 1951, the Silva family purchased the home from the Okubos. The residence is also associated with the life of prolific artist Mine Okubo, as her childhood home. Mine received multiple awards and recognition for her work, which
provided a first-hand look at life in the internment camps.

150. Orange Valley Mason Lodge #13 (2931 Twelfth St)
Mercantile Hall was established as an African American owned business in 1905 and served the African American and Latino communities in Riverside’s Eastside Neighborhood. The structure provided a gathering place of the community with many uses, including local civic activism significant in the broader Civil Rights movement. In 1965, the building served as a Freedom School during the boycott of de facto segregation in Eastside public schools. The building continues to be home the Orange Valley Masonic
Lodge #13. By the 1950’s the building was owned by the Masonic Lodge, who still retains ownership.

Riverside’s City Landmarks are designated by Riverside’s City Council upon recommendation
by Cultural Heritage Board, a nine-member commission of private citizens who are appointed by the Mayor and City Council to identify, preserve and protect the City’s historic architecture, sites
and natural features.
CR Version (not official City version) June 2025