Riverside Historic District (Evansville, Indiana)

The Riverside Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was added to the register in 1978 and roughly bounded by Southlane Drive, Walnut, Third, and Parrett Streets. It consisists of 1010 acres and 425 buildings. It is also known as the Riverside Neighborhood. [cite web| title=Indiana - Vanderburgh County - Historic Districts | source=National Register of Historic Places | url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IN/Vanderburgh/districts.html| accessdate=2007-05-14]

Located in the heart of the historic district is the Reitz Home Museum. It was built in 1871 and is noted as one of the finest examples of French Second Empire architecture in the United States. [cite web| title=Reitz Home Museum| publisher=The Reitz Home Preservation Society | url=http://www.reitzhome.evansville.net | accessdate=2007-05-18]

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