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Riverview House
Riverview House is the name of the following houses: * Riverview House, West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, on the New South Wales State Heritage Register * Riverview House (Vassalboro, Maine), United States, on the National Register of Historic Places See also * Riverview (Gatineau), a manor house in Quebec, Canada * Riverview at Hobson Grove, Kentucky, United States, a home on the National Register of Historic Places * Riverview, another name for Charles McLaran House, Mississippi, United States, a mansion on the National Register of Historic Places * Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia), United States, a home on the National Register of Historic Places * Riverview (Williamsburg, Virginia), United States, a home on the National Register of Historic Places {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview House, West Ryde
Riverview House is a heritage-listed former orchard and now residence at 135 Marsden Road, West Ryde in the City of Ryde local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1860 to 1878 by George Spurway. The property is privately owned. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History The Ryde area was highly suitable for farming and orchards, and early grants to marines were given to encourage agriculture. In 1792 land in the area was granted to eight marines; two of the grants were in the modern area of Ryde. Isaac Archer and John Colethread each received of land on the site of the present Ryde- Parramatta Golf Links, now in West Ryde. Later in 1792, in the Eastern Farms area, twelve grants, most of them about , were made to convicts. Much later these farms were bought by John Macarthur, Gregory Blaxland and the Reverend Samuel Marsden. The district remained an important orchard area throughout the 19th century. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview House (Vassalboro, Maine)
The Riverview House is a historic house on United States Route 201 in southern Vassalboro, Maine. Built in 1796, this modest -story Cape house is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town. It has additionally been home to several prominent local politicians. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Description and history The Riverview House stands on the east side of US 201, a short way south of its junction with Cushnoc Street, a former alignment of the main road paralleling the Kennebec River to the north. The house is a single-story wood frame Cape, set on a granite foundation, with a side gable roof and clapboarded exterior. An ell extending to the rear appears to be an original part of the house. The front facade is three bays wide, with windows in the outer bays and the entrance in the center, with flanking sidelight windows and a semi-oval transom window above. The door is sheltered by a Greek Revival porch, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview (Gatineau)
Riverview is an historic manor at 432, boulevard Alexandre-Taché in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It was originally built by the lumber baron David Moore David Moore may refer to: Politics * David E. Moore (1798-1875), American politician in Virginia * David Moore (Australian politician) (1824–1898), politician in Sandridge, Victoria, Australia * David Moore (Manx politician), member of the H ... in 1865. The sprawling Jacobean structure is a noted landmark. The house later became home to Edward S. Skead and his family, who were also in the lumber business. The city slowly encroached on the manor and it lost its exclusive status. After the First World War, it was sold and became a popular nightclub known as the Homestead Inn. In 1939, it changed roles again becoming the Ville-Joie-Ste-Thérèse orphanage. As orphanages were phased out in the 1960s, the facility became a nursery, but this closed in 1972. Today the building is the home of the Gatineau camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview At Hobson Grove
Riverview at Hobson Grove, also known as Riverview or as Hobson House, is an historic home with classic Italianate architecture located in western Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its construction started in the 1850s but was interrupted by the Civil War. The house played a part in Civil War activities in the area. It was completed in 1872. Restored as representative of the Victorian period, it is the centerpiece of Hobson Grove Park in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History Riverview at Hobson Grove was built as the home of Atwood Gaines Hobson and his wife Juliet "Julia" (van Meter) Hobson on a small promontory. It was named because of its proximity to and overview of the Barren River. Construction on the house started in the 1850s, but was halted due to the outbreak of the Civil War. Because Atwood Hobson was a staunch Union supporter, and his eldest son, William, was commissioned as a colonel in the Union Army, the family was concerned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles McLaran House
Charles McLaran House, also known as Riverview and as Burris House, is a historic mansion at 512 Second Street South in Columbus, Mississippi. Built in 1847 for a major local landowner, it is a distinctive and particularly grand and well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001. and Description and history Riverview is located on a roughly parcel, a reduced portion of its original lot, which occupied an entire city block bounded by First and Second Streets South, and by Fifth and Sixth Avenues South. The property originally housed a small estate, with a number of outbuildings accompanying the main house. Of these, only a single one remains. The property's landscaping includes mature plantings, some of which may date to its early days. The main house is a basically square brick structure, 2-1/2 stories in height, with a raised basement and a low pitch hipped roof that has a large square cupola at its center. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia)
Riverview, or Lightfoot House, is a historic home located at Port Royal Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and co ..., Caroline County, Virginia. It was built about 1845–1846, and is a two-story, five bay frame structure with a double-pile plan in the Greek Revival style. It has a hipped roof and sits on a brick basement. Also on the property is a contributing meathouse. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is located in the Port Royal Historic District References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival houses in Virginia Houses completed in 1846 Houses in Caroline County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Caroline County, Virginia Individually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
