Riverside walking tour, featuring the Weber House

In the mid 19th century, Riverside was the far edge of the American West: Cahuilla and Serrano villages and California ranchos grew up around the Santa Ana River, 50 miles from a sleepy town called Los Angeles. In the 1870s, Riverside would explode into a world class destination: the birthplace of the Citrus Industry, home to the first golf course and polo field in the country, and site of the largest Spanish Colonial Revival building in the entire nation, the famous Mission Inn.

Join the ICAA Southern California to explore gems of Riverside, California. We’ll begin our tour with a look inside the landmark Peter J. Weber House, a rare example of Depression era ingenuity. We’ll then drive a short distance downtown to follow a mile-long walking route past some of the city’s notable structures, from architectural luminaries such as Julia Morgan, Arthur Benton, G. Stanley Wilson, and Myron Hunt. We’ll learn historical context and architectural detail at each site.

Our tour will finish at the Mission Inn, which houses a stunning collection of Mexican and Spanish art and artifacts, and where some of us will surely want to stop and enjoy a cool drink.

 

Please meet at the Weber House:
1510 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507

**please note, the Weber House does not have air conditioning.

Weber House will be a docent led tour. Valerie Thomas and James Coyle will be your docents for the remainder of the tour.

$35 for ICAA Members
$50 for Non-Members

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August 17 @ 10:00 am
10:00 am — 1:00 pm (3h)

1510 University Ave Riverside CA 92507, Weber House

James Coyle, Valerie Thomas