Riverview, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Riverview
city = Sydney
state = New South Wales


caption = Main Building, St Ignatius College
lga = Municipality of Lane Cove
postcode = 2066
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Lane Cove
fedgov = North Sydney
near-nw = Lane Cove West
near-n = Lane Cove
near-ne = Lane Cove
near-w = Linley Point
near-e = Longueville
near-sw = Linley Point
near-s = Hunters Hill
near-se = Longueville
dist1 = 9
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Riverview is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverview is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove. Riverview is primarily a residential area, on the northern side of the Lane Cove River.

History

Riverview takes its name from its location, which provides a 'view' of the Lane Cove 'River'. [ The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 ] St Ignatius' College was built in 1880. From the mid-1980s Riverview was home to the national head office, pressing plant, warehouse of BMG Music Australia.

chools

Riverview is home to the Jesuit school, St Ignatius' College, Riverview. Located in Tambourine Bay Road, it was designed by J. Dennehy and built in 1880. A three-storey sandstone building, it was designed in a Victorian Classical style, departing from the convention whereby educational buildings were normally designed in a Gothic style. Extensions were carried out in 1887, 1906 and in the 1920s. The grounds include an observatory and wharf shelter. The school is listed on the Register of the National Estate. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/34]

References

External links

* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/Australia/New_South_Wales/Localities/L/Lane_Cove/ Lane Cove] at the Open Directory Project