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Benjamin Rockhold House, 4220 Lemon Street, Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Location4220 Lemon Street,
Riverside, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2692
Building/structure dates:
1906 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1938 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1978 subsequent work
Significance: The Benjamin Rockhold House is an important example of a turn-of-the-century residence in the City of Riverside. The house is located within an area known as the "Mile Square," which was the original townsite of Riverside. Its neighborhood, located at the south end of the Mile Square, contained a concentration of houses built by affluent merchants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Rockhold House is one of very few of these houses which remain, since others have been demolished for the commercial development of the area. The house is architecturally distinguished as an outstanding local example of the Transitional Craftsman architectural style. The multi-gabled exterior is imposing on its corner site, and the interior contains a large amount of woodwork, including built-in benches, wainscoting, and exposed, false ceiling beams. The integrity of the house is good.
Related Names
Rockhold, Benjamin
Olmos, Tavo, Photographer
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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