List of landmarks in Riverside, California
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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.
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland 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
| Image | Name/ Location |
City |
County |
State |
Federal |
Description |
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| Mission Inn Mission Inn The Mission Inn, now known as The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, is a historic landmark hotel in downtown Riverside, California. Although a composite of many architectural styles, it is generally considered the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States.-History:The property began as a... (3649 Mission Inn Ave) |
1 | 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 National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... (NHL) on 1977-05-05. |
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| Riverside County Historic Courthouse (4050 Main St) |
2 | 21 | CPHI | |||
| Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside, previously known as the All Souls Universalist Church, is a Universalist Unitarian church located in Riverside, California, United States. As All Souls Universalist Church, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Also it is... (3525 Mission Inn Ave) |
3 | 78000736 | Originally the All Souls Universalist Church. Built in the English Gothic English Gothic architecture English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires... style, the church is made of unreinforced brick faced with Arizona red sandstone. It has a 50 feet (15.2 m) tower, stained glass windows, and was completed in 1892. |
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| Magnolia United Presbyterian Church (7200 Magnolia Ave) |
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| Heritage House (Bettner-McDavid House) (8193 Magnolia Ave) |
5 | 73000423 | ||||
| First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) (3504 Mission Inn Ave) |
6 | 10 | CPHI | 97000297 | The church was designed by architect Myron Hunt Myron Hunt Myron Hunt was an American architect whose numerous projects include many noted landmarks in Southern California... in the Spanish Baroque Spanish Baroque Spanish Baroque is a strand of Baroque architecture that evolved in Spain and its provinces and former colonies, notably Spanish America and Belgium.... Churrigueresque Churrigueresque Churrigueresque refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th century and was used up to about 1750, marked by extreme, expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the... style. Construction began in 1912, and the church was dedicate on January 25, 1914. In 1989 a 24-bell cast bronze carillon Carillon A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord... , made by the Paccard Foundry Fonderie Paccard Fonderie Paccard is a French foundry founded in 1796, which has cast more than 120,000 bells located throughout the world. The foundry has been continuously operated for seven generations by the Paccard family. The largest bell cast by Paccard is the World Peace Bell.... in France, was installed in the church's 135 feet (41.1 m) bell tower, the only pealing bells in Southern California Southern California Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego... . |
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| First Church of Christ, Scientist First Church of Christ, Scientist (Riverside, California) First Church of Christ, Scientist, built in 1901, is an historic Mission Revival-style Christian Science church located at 3606 Lemon Street in Riverside, California. It has been called: "the church that introduced Christian Science to Southern California." It was designed by noted Los Angeles... (3606 Lemon St) |
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Victoria Avenue Victoria Avenue (Riverside, California) Victoria Avenue is a divided scenic road in Riverside, California that cuts through an area referred to as the greenbelt. Originally developed in 1892 to connect the Arlington Heights area to downtown Riverside, the road became a popular tourist attraction because of the many trees and exotic... (Myrtle Ave to Boundary Lane) |
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| Union Pacific Depot (3751 Vine St) |
9 | 77000326 | ||||
| Bandshell at Fairmount Park (Fairmount Boulevard and Market St) |
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Riverside Metropolitan Museum Riverside Metropolitan Museum The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, or RMM, is an history and anthropological museum located in the historic Mission Inn District of Riverside, California, United States... Federal Post Office (3720 Orange St) |
11 | 78000737 | |||
| S. C. Evans Residence (7606 Mt. Vernon St) |
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| Benedict Castle (1850 Benedict Ave) |
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| Buena Vista Drive and Carlson Park (Mission Inn Ave between Redwood Dr and the Santa Ana River) |
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| Parent Navel Orange Tree (Magnolia Ave at Arlington Ave) |
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| Sherman Indian Museum (9010 Magnolia Ave) |
16 | 80000831 | The building was originally the administrative building for the Sherman Institute. Established in 1900, and named for James Schoolcraft Sherman, the school first was vocational school for Native Americans from California, but later became a high school for Native American students from Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico. The building now houses the Sherman Indian Museum with exhibits of Native American history. | |||
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Riverside Municipal Auditorium Riverside Municipal Auditorium Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldiers' Memorial Hall is an entertainment venue in Riverside, California, United States, dedicated in 1929. It is owned by the City of Riverside, but is privately managed.... (3485 Mission Inn Ave) |
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Riverside Art Museum Riverside Art Museum Riverside Art Museum is an art museum in the historic Mission Inn District of Riverside, California. A non-profit organization, its mission is to "to serve the varied communities of the Inland Empire by providing visual art of the finest quality and related educational and interpretive... (3425 Mission Inn Ave) |
18 | 82002227 | |||
| Chinatown Site (Brockton Ave at Tequesquite Ave) |
19 | 8 | CPHI | 90000151 | ||
| Fred Stebler House (4532 Sixth St) |
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| Loring Building (3673 Main St) |
21 | 6 | CPHI | |||
| New Jerusalem Church (3645 Locust St) |
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| Harada House Harada House The Harada House, built in 1884, and located at 3356 Lemon Street in Riverside, California, became the focus of an important court case testing exclusionary legislation.... (3356 Lemon St) |
23 | 77000325 | Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) on 1990-12-14. | |||
| The Gage Canal |
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| Edgewild (2320 Mary St) |
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| Mount Rubidoux (west of downtown Riverside) |
26 | 7 | CPHI | |||
| John W. North Park (Mission Inn Avenue at Vine St) |
27 | 45 | CPHI | |||
| Old City Hall (3612 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Rockledge (2812 Ivy St) |
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| Devine House (4475 Twelfth St) |
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| Raeburn (2508 Raeburn Dr) |
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| Arcade Building (3602 University Ave) |
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| Bonnett Building (3800 Orange St) |
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| Estudillo House (4515 Sixth St) |
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| Irvine House (3115 Brockton Ave) |
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| Waite House (3121 Mulberry St) |
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| Cressman House (3390 Orange St) |
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| Grant School (4011 Fourteenth St) |
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| Riverside Fox Theater Riverside Fox Theater The Riverside Fox Theater, also known as the Fox Performing Arts Center, was built in 1929, and is a Spanish Colonial Revival style building in the heart of downtown Riverside, California. The theater is the centerpiece of Riverside's Arts & Culture initiative and underwent a major renovation and... (3801 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Seventh Street (from the Santa Fe Depot to the Buena Vista Bridge) |
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| Young Men’s Christian Association Building (YMCA) YMCA building (Riverside, California) The YMCA Building is a structure in downtown Riverside, California that has been used for various functions over the years, but is currently the Life Arts Center. The building was designed in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo... (3485 University Ave) |
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| Greystones (6190 Hawarden Dr) |
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| Lerner Building (3605-49 Tenth St) |
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| Hole Mansion (11316 Cypress Ave) |
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| Collins-Seaton House (2374 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Arlington Branch Library (9556 Magnolia Ave) |
46 | 93000668 | ||||
| Batkin-Chrysler House (4539 Rubidoux Ave) |
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| Riverside City College Quadrangle (4800 Magnolia Ave) |
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| University Heights Junior High School (2060 University Ave) |
49 | 93000547 | ||||
| Rouse’s Department Store Building (3834 Main St) |
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| Ward House (2969 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Weber House (1510 University Ave) |
52 | 86003769 | ||||
| Moulton House (7335 Magnolia Ave) |
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| Victoria Bridge (Victoria Ave between Myrtle Ave and Woodbine St) |
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| Hoover House (3858 Redwood Dr) |
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| Palm Elementary School (6735 Magnolia Ave) |
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| White Park (Chestnut St and Tenth St) |
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| Orchard House (6499 Hawarden Dr) |
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| Robert Bettner House (7995 Magnolia Ave) |
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| The Chicago White Sox Redwood Tree (Low Park) |
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| Montezuma Bald Cypress Trees (Fairmount Park) |
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| Magnolia Avenue Parkways and Center Median (between Arlington Ave and San Rafael Way) |
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| Palm Grove (Hunter Park, near the intersection of Columbia St and Iowa Ave) |
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| Roosevelt Palm (Victoria Ave at Myrtle St) |
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| Native Sycamore Tree (median island on La Paz Lane at Bubbling Well Rd) |
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| Horse Chestnut Tree (Victoria Ave center divider at Mary St) |
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| Evergreen Cemetery and Riverside Mausoleum Evergreen Cemetery (Riverside, California) Evergreen Cemetery, or Evergreen Memorial Park is a cemetery in Riverside, California, United States. The first burial occurred in 1872, and the cemetery became the resting place of many historic figures of Riverside.-History:... (4414 Fourteenth St) |
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| Mitchell House (3209 Mulberry St) |
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| Fairmount Park (Fairmount Blvd and Market St) |
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| Harwood Hall House (4570 University Ave) |
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| Shiels House (3620 Fifteenth St) |
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| McIntyre House (4586 Olivewood Ave) |
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| Newman Park and the De Anza Statue (Magnolia Ave at Fourteenth St) |
73 | |||||
| Buena Vista Bridge (Rubidoux Dr and Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Stone House (3241 Mary Street) |
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| Stone House (2110 Seventh Street) |
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| Hammer-Wallihan House (3563 Prospect Ave) |
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| Jarvis House (4492 Twelfth St) |
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| Collier House (3092 Lime St) |
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| M. H. Simons’ Undertaking Chapel (3610 Eleventh St) |
80 | 80000834 | ||||
| William Childs House (1151 Monte Vista Dr) |
81 | 99000895 | ||||
| Hartree Grove (6475 Victoria Ave) |
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| First Christian Church Parsonage (2933 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Aurea Vista Hotel (3480 University Ave) |
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| Casa De Anza Motel (3425 Market St) |
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| Rockledge Cottage (2575 Madison St) |
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| Tetley Building (4344-98 Market St) |
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| Henry M. Streeter House (5211 Central Ave) |
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| James M. Wood House (2490 Prince Albert Dr) |
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| Roosevelt Building (3616-38 University Ave) |
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| Ridgecourt (3261 Strong St) |
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| J. R. Willis Building (4336 Market St) |
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| John J. Hewitt House (3050 Orange St) |
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| Dr. Edmund Jaeger House - Delisted (4465 Sixth St) |
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| First United Brethren in Christ (2921 Sixth St) |
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| Irving School (4341 Victoria Ave) |
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| Chudzikowski Home Site (4998 Bushnell Ave) |
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| White Park Building (3900-3920 Market St) |
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| Benjamin Rockhold Family House (4581 Indian Hill Rd) |
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| Santa Fe Depot (3750 Santa Fe St) |
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| Elmer A. Day House (3894 Fourth St) |
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| Food Manufacturing Corporation (Tenth St and Howard St) |
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| Jaeger Family House (4462 Sixth St) |
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| Raymond Cree-Criddle House (4536 Beacon Way) |
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| Mary and Emerson Holt House (3504 Larchwood Pl) |
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| Alkire House (3245 Orange St) |
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| Holden House (7355 Magnolia Ave) |
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Ames-Westbrook House (4811 Brockton Ave) |
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| Citrus Experiment Station |
28 | CPHI | ||||
| Citrus Machinery Pioneering |
30 | CPHI | ||||
| De Anza Crossing of the Santa Ana River (6161 Moraga Ave) |
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| Masonic Temple Masonic Temple (Riverside, California) The Masonic Temple in Riverside, California was built in 1908 in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.... (3650 11th St) |
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| Riverside-Arlington Heights Fruit Exchange (3391 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| Sutherland Fruit Company (3191 Mission Inn Ave) |
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| March Field Historic District (Eschscholtzia Ave) |
CPHI | 94001420 |
List of monuments and memorials
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Description |
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| Chinese pagoda (In front of the downtown library) |
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| Famous Flyers Wall (Mission Inn) |
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| Huntington Henry E. Huntington Henry Edwards Huntington was a railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books. Born in Oneonta, New York, Huntington settled in Los Angeles, where he owned the Pacific Electric Railway as well as substantial real estate interests... shrine (Mount Rubidoux) |
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| Junípero Serra Junípero Serra Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr... cross (Mount Rubidoux) |
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| Loring Charles M. Loring Charles Morgridge Loring was an American businessperson, miller and publicist. Raised in Maine to be a sea captain, Loring instead became a civic leader in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was a wealthy flour miller and in Riverside, California where he helped to build the first city hall... shrine (Mount Rubidoux) |
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Statue of Ahn Chang Ho (Main Street Pedestrian Mall) |
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| Statue of Juan Bautista De Anza Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a Novo-Spanish explorer and Governor of New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.-Early life:... (Magnolia Ave at Fourteenth St) |
See city landmark #73. | |
| Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the... (Main Street Pedestriam Mall) |
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| Statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Main Street Pedestriam Mall) |
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| Statue of Ysmael R. Villegas Ysmael R. Villegas Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas , was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions during World War II. On March 20, 1945, at age 20, Staff Sergeant Ysmael R... (Main Street Pedestriam Mall) |
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| The Riverside Tripod 1976 by artist James Rosati James Rosati James Rosati was an American abstract sculptor.Born in Pennsylvania, Rosati moved to New York in 1944, where he befriended fellow sculptor Philip Pavia. He was a charter member of the Eighth Street Club and the New York School of abstract expressionists... |
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 that responded to the 9/11 emergency in New York in 2001. | |
| Victims Wall (Victim's Courtyard in downtown Riverside) |
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| World Peace Bridge (Mount Rubidoux) |
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| 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 The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well... (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 Santa Ana River The Santa Ana River is the largest river of Southern California in the United States. Its drainage basin spans four counties. It rises in the San Bernardino Mountains and flows past the cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, before cutting through the northern tip of the Santa Ana Mountains and... , were used as testing areas for the tank. |
List of natural landmarks
| Photo | Name/ Location |
Description |
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| Arlington Mountain | 1853 feet (564.8 m) 33°52′16.97"N 117°28′17.36"W |
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| Box Springs Mountain Box Springs Mountain Box Springs Mountain, at about , is the highest peak in the Box Springs Mountains range in north-west Riverside County, California, United States. The mountain is east of downtown Riverside, and north-west of Moreno Valley, a partial border between the two large cities... |
3080 feet (938.8 m) 33°57′42"N 117°16′49"W |
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| La Sierra Hills | ||
| Little Pachapa Hill | 877 feet (267.3 m) 33°57′2.63"N 117°22′55.38"W |
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Mount Rubidoux | 1399 feet (426.4 m) 33°59′1.39"N 117°23′35.23"W |
| Pachapa Hill | 1186 feet (361.5 m) 33°57′37.94"N 117°22′49.73"W |
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| Quarry Hill | 1178 feet (359.1 m) 33°55′23.30"N 117°23′35.38"W |
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| Santa Ana River Santa Ana River The Santa Ana River is the largest river of Southern California in the United States. Its drainage basin spans four counties. It rises in the San Bernardino Mountains and flows past the cities of San Bernardino and Riverside, before cutting through the northern tip of the Santa Ana Mountains and... |
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| Tequesquite Arroyo | ||
| Victoria Hill | 1005 feet (306.3 m) 33°57′33.88"N 117°22′14.27"W |
Other points of interest
| Photo | Name/ Location |
Description |
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| Giant Lily Cup (Iowa Ave north of Palmyrita Ave) |
The world's largest "paper" cup in front of what was once the Lily-Tulip manufacturing company, later Sweetheart Cup Company Sweetheart (company) Sweetheart Cup Company was a company in North America that made paper cups, plastic cups and related products. In 2004, Sweetheart was acquired by the Solo Cup Company.-History:... . Actually made of poured concrete, the cup stands about 68.1 feet (20.8 m) tall. |
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| Main Street Mall Clock Tower and Water Fall (Tenth and Main Streets) |
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| Main Street Mall Antique Clock Tower (Southwest corner of Mission Inn Ave and Main St) |
A 13 foot high Seth Thomas Seth Thomas Seth Thomas may refer to:* Seth Thomas * 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 Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet... , where the clock had also stood in front of a Jewelry store. The clock was completely refurbished in 2010, and moved to its current location, as part of the Main Street Pedestrian Mall remodel. |
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| 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 (299.9 m) long, 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, averages 55 feet (16.8 m) in height, and contains about 14000 cubic feet (396.4 m³) of concrete. | |
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University of California, Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United... Bell Tower and Carillon Carillon A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord... |
The 161 feet (49.1 m) bell tower houses a 48-bell carillon with bells ranging form 28 pounds to 5,091 pounds. Regular performances are held weekly, on Mondays, from noon until 1:00pm, with special performances throughout the year. |
See also
- List of museums in Riverside, California
- List of tallest buildings in Riverside, California
- 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