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| One of the two original trees from which California's Washington navel
orange industry descended and now planted at the corner of Magnolia and
Arlington. Propagated from the trees imported from Bahia, Brazil in 1870
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, two specimens were sent to Luther
and Eliza Tibbets for experimental planting in 1873. One was later replanted
at the Mission Inn grand opening in 1903 by President Roosevelt. |
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| The landmarks depicted on this page represent a small sampling
of the more than 10,000 records in the City's Historic
Districts & Buildings website where you can take
a virtual tour of many locations and experience Riverside's treasure
of architecture and history. Whenever possible, the links
on this page will take you to the Historic Districts and Buildings
website. Another resource is the PDF document
Landmarks
of the City of Riverside which is published
by the Riverside Cultural Heritage Board. |
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Fox
Theater |
| 3801 Mission Inn Avenue at Market |
| Opened in 1929, the Spanish Colonial Revival style theater served
the community as a combination cinema/vaudeville house and attracted
well-known performers including Bing Crosby and Judy Garland.
Also popular as a location for motion picture previews, the theater
was the site of the first public screening of "Gone with the
Wind" in 1939. |
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Heritage
House |
| 8193 Magnolia Avenue |
This restored two-story Victorian
home, completed in 1892, is in the Queen Anne style. Highlights
include the staircase, gas lamps, and turn-of-the-century decor.
Riverside City Landmark #5. Call for tour hours. Free admission,
donation suggested.
(951) 689-1333 |
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Mission Inn: |
| 3649 Mission Inn Avenue |
| Public tours of the Mission Inn
are provided by the
trained docents of the Mission Inn Foundation. Tour times and
routes are subject to availability. For reservations, call the
Mission Inn Foundation (951-781-8241) or the Mission Inn Museum
(951-788-9556). |
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Riverside
County Courthouse |
| 3050 Main Street |
| Constructed in
1904, the county's first courthouse was designed by Franklin
P. Burnam in beaux artes classical style to duplicate the facade
of the 1900 Paris Exposition's Grand Palace of Fine Arts. |
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Universalist-Unitarian
Church |
| 3525 Mission Inn Avenue |
| Built in
1891, the Arizona sandstone structure was designed by architect
A.C. Willard in medieval English parish church style, a form
of Gothic Revival. Sunday morning services are enhanced by the
picturesque restored interior lit by detailed stained glass windows |
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Victoria
Avenue |
| One of California's great historic
avenues, lined with palms, eucalyptus and oldfashioned rose bushes.
This landscape pattern dates from 1892 and has been a local showplace
ever since. Bicycle paths run alongside this distinctive 7 mile
divided avenue bordered by orange groves |
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First
Congregational Church |
| 3504 Mission Inn Avenue |
| Completed in 1913 as the third home of the city's first church
congregation, the building was designed by architect Myron Hunt in
Spanish Renaissance Revival style with Churrigueresque tower and
details. The carillon was installed in the bell tower in 1989 |
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Municipal
Auditorium |
| 3485 Mission Inn Avenue |
| The main auditorium of this beautiful 1920s Moorish-Mission revival
style building seats 1776 people. The building itself includes
a magnificent sunken garden and a cloistered walk. |
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Benedict
Castle |
| 5445 Chicago Avenue |
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This Spanish-style castle was designed by H.L.A. Jekel in the
Spanish-Moorish style and built in two stages, 1922-1931. It is
now headquarters for the Teen Challenge Program.
For further information, call (951) 683-4241
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