The Riverside Historic District is a U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 located in downtown Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

. It was added to the register in 1978 and roughly bounded by Southlane Drive, Walnut, Third, and Parrett Streets. It consists of 1010 acres (4.1 km²) and 425 buildings. It is also known as the Riverside Neighborhood.

Located in the heart of the historic district is the Reitz Home Museum

Reitz Home Museum

The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian house museum located in the Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville, Indiana. The museum offers year-round guided tours to the city's only Victorian house museum....

. It was built in 1871 and is noted as one of the finest examples of French Second Empire architecture in the United States

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