Historical Markers and War Memorials in Riverside, California
Riverside is the county seat for Riverside County
Riverside is in Riverside County
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On Citrus Drive north of South Campus Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The University of California established the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside in 1906 and moved it into the central and south buildings of this Mission Revival style group in 1918, initiating the present campus. Here Herbert John Webber, Leon . . . — — Map (db m199538) HM
Near Moraga Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
On January 1, 1776, the first party of colonists to come overland to the Pacific Coast crossed the Santa Ana River south of this marker and camped between here and the river. Recruited in the presidios of Sonora, Mexico, and led by Lt. Col. Juan . . . — — Map (db m50995) HM
On Mission Inn Avenue at Lemon Street, on the left when traveling west on Mission Inn Avenue.
Riverside's first church, organized in 1872.
Combined community effort built its first
structure at Sixth and Vine. Opened in 1873
and used also by cooperating faiths, a Gothic
style building was opened on this site in 1887.
This Spanish . . . — — Map (db m176378) HM
On Lemon Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This house was purchased in 1915 by local restaurant proprietor Jukichi Harada in the names of his three American-born minor children. It was remodeled and expanded to two stories in 1916. The question of legal ownership of this house resulted in . . . — — Map (db m154720) HM
On Briggs Street at Mill Creek Street, on the right when traveling south on Briggs Street.
Danish sea captain Cornelius Jensen sailed to San Francisco during the Gold Rush to sell his cargo. In 1854 he settled in Agua Mansa, established a store, and married Mercedes Alvarado, a descendant of a pioneer Californio family. The Jensens . . . — — Map (db m50685) HM
During the equestrian games of the 10th Olympiad,
Lt Col Shunzo Kido turned aside from the prize to save his horse.
He heard the low voice of mercy, not the loud acclaim of glory.
情
は
武
士
の . . . — — Map (db m147984) HM
Near Mission Inn Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Frank A. Miller (1857-1935) made adobe bricks for a small 12 room guest house which he opened in 1876. Over the years by successive building additions he fulfilled his dream by recreating this early California Mission style setting of a hotel. — — Map (db m50994) HM
On Mount Rubidoux Drive at 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Mount Rubidoux Drive.
With the backing of Southern Pacific Railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, Mount Rubidoux was purchased by Frank Miller of the Mission Inn in 1906. In an attempt to beautify the mountain and to sell residential lots at its base, a road was built and . . . — — Map (db m120431) HM
On Van Buren Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
We honor here the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Americans held prisoner of war, and those still listed as Missing In Action since the time of the American Revolution. Some died from disease and starvation, some perished in death marches, . . . — — Map (db m54380) WM
On Mission Inn Avenue at Orange Street, on the left when traveling west on Mission Inn Avenue.
In 1923, voters approved a bond issue for Riverside
to construct its first municipally-owned city hall.
Constructed in the Spanish Colonial revival style,
this structure served the city government until
1975. Sold by the city in 1976, the . . . — — Map (db m176381) HM
On Arlington Avenue at Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Avenue.
To honor Mrs. Eliza Tibbets,
and to commend her good work
in planting at Riverside in 1873
the First Washington
Navel Orange Trees
in California,
native to Bahia Brazil,
proved the most valuable
fruit introduction yet made by
the United . . . — — Map (db m154354) HM
On Mission Inn Avenue at Lime Street, on the right when traveling west on Mission Inn Avenue.
Originally constructed for the YWCA on land donated by Frank A. Miller. Designed in a Spanish
Revival style by architect Julia Morgan. Purchased by the Riverside Art Association in 1966. — — Map (db m176365) HM
On Arlington Avenue at Magnolia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Arlington Avenue.
To Commemorate the introduction of the first Marsh Grapefruit Trees into California, brought to Riverside from Lakeland, Florida in 1890 by Twogood and Cutter, pioneer nurserymen, and to honor J.E. Cutter who planted here one of those first trees. — — Map (db m82144) HM
On Citrus Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Developed at U.C.R. and patented in 1980, is one of a series of citrus varieties to emerge from research in the University of California system. It is planted on this 14th day of February, 1982, as a tribute to the Citrus Experiment Station in . . . — — Map (db m199539) HM
On Center Street west of Orange Street, on the right when traveling west.
Within the building on this site stand the remaining walls of the Trujillo Adobe. The adobe was the center of La Placita de Los Trujillos, a village founded here in the 1860s. Many generations of the Trujillo family lived in the adobe. La Placita . . . — — Map (db m143382) HM
On Mission Inn Avenue at Lemon Street, on the right when traveling west on Mission Inn Avenue.
Building designed in Norman Gothic style by architect A.C. Willard and constructed
with Arizona sandstone by A.W.Boggs. The founding pastor was George H. Deere. — — Map (db m176383) HM
Near West Campus Drive south of University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On September 29, 1976, Cesar Chavez spoke at University Theater at UC Riverside. The Latino American civil rights leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) often visited campuses inviting student support of his causes.
When he . . . — — Map (db m202305) HM
On Van Buren Boulevard, on the left when traveling west.
This memorial is dedicated to eulogize
the sacrifices of American Veterans.
It is to commemorate them, their comrades,
their personal and emotional sacrifices,
and to acknowledge those Americans who
have lost loved ones in the service . . . — — Map (db m54379) HM
The original Victoria Bridge was wooden and built in 1891 to
unite the new Arlington Heights tract with downtown.
Designed by William Irving and built by private developers,
the bridge was deeded to the city in 1891. The wooden . . . — — Map (db m217883) HM
Near Eucalyptus Drive west of Picnic Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
University of California Centennial Planting in honor of Herbert John Webber who in 1897 discovered and described motile sperms in the Family Cycadaceae — — Map (db m212932) HM
Bell from Locomotive 66 Eldora Railroad built from Eldora, IA. to Ackley, IA. In 1866 now part of the Minneapolis & St. Louis R.R. — — Map (db m233203) HM
Booker Taliaferro Washington visited the Mission Inn as a guest of Frank Miller in 1914. In 2004, the Black Voice News & Foundation, Inc. spearheaded a community drive and commissioned M. Bernard Edmonds to sculpt a bust of him to celebrate the . . . — — Map (db m226098) HM
On Orange Street north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building is most noteworthy for its alteration to the local arcade style in 1929 by its new owner, E. M. Bonnett. The alteration was initiated by a street widening which forced the lower story along Orange Street to be set back. Arched were . . . — — Map (db m230013) HM
Pioneer Southern California church organized by Emma S. Davis. Designed in Mission Style with classical facade by Arthur B. Benton.
F.L. Spaulding, Contractor.
Cultural Heritage Landmark No.7 — — Map (db m239633) HM
On Mission Inn Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Designed by the firm of Batch and Stanberry, this Mission Revival Theater opened as a combination cinema/Vaudeville house. With the death of Vaudeville, the space formerly occupied by the large stage was converted to a smaller cinema, fronting . . . — — Map (db m226106) HM
On Mission Inn Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style from a design by architect A.C. Willard, this building was remodeled in 1918 to resemble more closely the Mission Revival architecture of neighboring buildings. Originally the home of City Hall, the . . . — — Map (db m226121) HM
During The Mission Inn's early days,
Frank Miller, Master of the Inn, had two
macaws that lived at the hotel for many years,
Napoleon arrived to The Mission Inn in 1907
and welcomed guests for 49 years. His name
comes from the fact that his . . . — — Map (db m233204) HM
The Roman Imperial front and vaulted main hall of the courthouse have been widely pictured since completion in 1904. Designed by Chicago trained architect, Franklin Pierce Burnham, it is a close copy of the Petit Palais or Fine Arts Building of the . . . — — Map (db m226069) HM
From its founding in 1870 until 1893, the community of Riverside was a part of San Bernardino County. Riverside citizens, in 1887 and in 1891 indicated their interest in moving the county seat by helping to defeat bond issues for the construction of . . . — — Map (db m226070) HM
Memorized in granite tablets are names of Riverside County residents who died while on active duty in military service to the United States of America. The Military Wall of Honor pay tribute to those lost between World War I and the present day. . . . — — Map (db m226087) HM
Never Forgotten * Forever Honored
* A Symbol For All Veterans *
Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas
March 21, 1924 - March 20, 1945
Medal of Honor
G.O. No. 89: October 19, 1945
Squad Leader, Company F. 127th Infantry, 32nd "Red . . . — — Map (db m226089) HM WM
The Mission Inn portrays the style and grace of a golden era,
built by Frank Miller beginning in 1892, the Mission Inn's
magnificent ambiance took a span of 66 years to be completed.
Miller had the foresight to recognize that Riverside . . . — — Map (db m233212) HM
An Imperial Temple Bell from The
Manchu Temple in Nanjing, China.
This 3500 pound bell was cast of iron alloy
during the reign of Emperor Quang Hsu,
(1875AD - 1908AD) around the time of
The Boxer Revolution.
From 1898 to 1908 the . . . — — Map (db m233202) HM
On Orange Street, on the right when traveling south.
This olive tree was planted at the Mission Inn in 1997 in honor of Dr. Donald Verleur and his wife Lois who opened the first Olive Crest Home for Abused Children in 1973. Olive Crest serves more than 10,000 at-risk children and their families in . . . — — Map (db m243330) HM
Constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad this depot opened on March 12, 1904 when the first train arrived. In 1921 the name of the railroad and depot was changed to Union Pacific. The "Salt Lake Line" as it was commonly . . . — — Map (db m226053) HM
The Sutherland Fruit Co. has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m226061) HM
Built on the site of an orange grove formerly owned by the widow of author Robert Louis Stevenson, this Spanish Renaissance building served as a junior high school until 1972. In 1974, the city purchased the property for park and social services . . . — — Map (db m226742) HM
