- 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 ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Riverview is located 9kilometres north-west of theSydney central business district , in the local government area of theMunicipality of Lane Cove . Riverview is primarily a residential area, on the northern side of theLane 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 theRegister 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
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