Riverside Landscape Architecture District
Also known as Riverside Historic District
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About the district
Riverside Landscape Architecture District, at Bounded by 26th St., Harlem and Ogden Aves., the Des Plaines River, and Forbes Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 15, 1969: the first place in Riverside to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Aug 29, 1970, one of 86 in Illinois. Only 19 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older. The Register lists it for its town planning, landscape design, architecture and social history, at the national level. The listing covers 1,500 acres.
What it isHistoric district in Riverside, Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
1969 to today
- 1969Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 1970Named a National Historic Landmark
- 2026On the Register for 57 years
Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes
Bounded by 26th St., Harlem and Ogden Aves., the Des Plaines River, and Forbes Rd., Riverside · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Riverside Landscape Architecture DistrictStart here
- 2
Arcade BuildingBuilding · next door - 3
F.F. Tomek HouseEarly Modern · 0.4 mi on
11 more Register listings within 2 miles
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Other National Historic Landmarks nearby
The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.
Memories of Riverside Landscape Architecture District
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Questions about Riverside Landscape Architecture District
Is Riverside Landscape Architecture District on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Sep 15, 1969 (Register number 69000055).
Is Riverside Landscape Architecture District a National Historic Landmark?
Yes, since Aug 29, 1970. Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks, 4 of them in Riverside.
Can you visit Riverside Landscape Architecture District?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.