Roughly bounded by River and Eagle Sts., Wildwood Ave., and the Kankakee River, Kankakee, Illinois. County/parish: Kankakee.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 22, 1986. NRIS 86001488.
118 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Riverview Historic District is a historic district in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. The 78.2-acre (31.6 ha) area around the Kankakee River is the oldest intact residential neighborhood in the city. It was originally settled by Emory Cobb, who used the land as pasture before deciding to erect a resort hotel. After the hotel burned down, the property was subdivided. The district includes 118 contributing buildings, including two Frank Lloyd Wright houses.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893245