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Mission Inn
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★ National Historic Landmark

Mission Inn

Riverside’s first place on the National RegisterListed May 14, 1971; only 81 of California’s 2,865 listings are older
Listed 1971Riverside
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About Mission Inn

Mission Inn, at 3649 7th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1971: the first place in Riverside to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on May 5, 1977, one of 141 in California. Only 81 of California’s 2,865 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 3.5 acres. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHotel in Riverside, California. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 37 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1876 to today

  1. 1876Built, designed by Peter J. Weber; G. Stanley Wilson; Myron Hunt
  2. 1971Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1977Named a National Historic Landmark
  4. 2026On the Register for 55 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3649 7th St., Riverside · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mission InnStart here
  2. 2Federal Post OfficeNeo-Classical · next door
  3. 3First Congregational Church of RiversideSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1913 · next door
  4. 4All Souls Universalist ChurchBuilt 1892 · next door
  5. 5Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldier's Memorial BuildingMission · Built 1929 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFirst Church of Christ, ScientistMission Revival · Built 19010.1 miBRiverside-Arlington Heights Fruit ExchangeSpanish-Colonial0.2 miBOld YWCA BuildingBuilt 19670.2 miBSimon's, M. H., Undertaking ChapelMission Revival0.3 mi★Harada HouseBuilt 18800.3 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBSan Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR DepotMission Style · Built 19040.4 miBSutherland Fruit CompanyMission Revival0.4 miDMission Court BungalowsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi
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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Harada HouseBuilt 1880 · 0.3 mi away · 1990
Modjeska HouseBuilt 1888 · 23.8 mi away · 1990

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Questions about Mission Inn

Is Mission Inn on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 14, 1971 (Register number 71000173).

Is Mission Inn a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since May 5, 1977. California has 141 National Historic Landmarks, 2 of them in Riverside.

Can you visit Mission Inn?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Mission Inn?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123860496 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.