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'''Riverside Historic District''', also known as '''Riverside Landscape Architecture District''' is a site significant for its status as one of the first planned communities in the [[United States]]. The district encompasses the majority of the [[Riverside, Illinois|Village of Riverside]]. <ref>[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=818&ResourceType=District National Register Information System]. Accessed 2010-19-03.</ref>
'''Riverside Historic District''', also known as '''Riverside Landscape Architecture District''' is a site significant for its status as one of the first planned communities in the [[United States]]. The district encompasses the majority of the [[Riverside, Illinois|Village of Riverside]]. <ref>[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=818&ResourceType=District National Register Information System]. Accessed 2010-19-03.</ref>


Included in the landmark district are many homes and estates designed by architects such as [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Daniel Burnham]], [[Louis Sullivan]], [[William Le Baron Jenney]], [[Frederick Clarke Withers]], and [[Calvert Vaux]]. <ref>[http://riverside.il.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={DC4955B9-2DBD-4383-A011-14F34A625889} The Village of Riverside]. Accessed 2010-19-03.</ref>
The district includes the streets, parkways, parklands, and historic gas street lighting in the area bounded by 26th St., Harlem and Ogden Aves., the [[Des Plaines River]], and Forbes Rd.<ref>[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=818&ResourceType=District National Register Information System]. Accessed 2010-19-03.</ref>
Also included are many homes and estates designed by architects such as [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Daniel Burnham]], [[Louis Sullivan]], [[William Le Baron Jenney]], [[Frederick Clarke Withers]], and [[Calvert Vaux]]. <ref>[http://riverside.il.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={DC4955B9-2DBD-4383-A011-14F34A625889} The Village of Riverside]. Accessed 2010-19-03.</ref>


The district was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1970.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/69000055.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Riverside Historic District / Riverside Landscape Architecture District]|506&nbsp;KB}}|date=February 10, 1970 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/69000055.pdf Accompanying 9 photos, possibly all from 1969.]|1.33&nbsp;MB}}</ref>
The district was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1970.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/69000055.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Riverside Historic District / Riverside Landscape Architecture District]|506&nbsp;KB}}|date=February 10, 1970 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/69000055.pdf Accompanying 9 photos, possibly all from 1969.]|1.33&nbsp;MB}}</ref>

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Riverside Historic District
Avery Coonley House before 1911
Riverside Historic District (Riverside, Illinois) is located in Illinois
Riverside Historic District (Riverside, Illinois)
LocationRiverside, Illinois
Built1869
ArchitectFrederick Law Olmsted; Calvert Vaux
NRHP reference No.69000055
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1969[1]
Designated NHLDAugust 29, 1970[2]

Riverside Historic District, also known as Riverside Landscape Architecture District is a site significant for its status as one of the first planned communities in the United States. The district encompasses the majority of the Village of Riverside. [3]

The district includes the streets, parkways, parklands, and historic gas street lighting in the area bounded by 26th St., Harlem and Ogden Aves., the Des Plaines River, and Forbes Rd.[4] Also included are many homes and estates designed by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, William Le Baron Jenney, Frederick Clarke Withers, and Calvert Vaux. [5]

The district was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Riverside Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  3. ^ National Register Information System. Accessed 2010-19-03.
  4. ^ National Register Information System. Accessed 2010-19-03.
  5. ^ The Village of Riverside. Accessed 2010-19-03.
  6. ^ Charles W. Snell (February 10, 1970), Template:PDFlink, National Park Service and Template:PDFlink

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