In this slide lecture, Riverside resident and art historian, Jeff Mishur tells the town?s story and discusses Olmsted's design, historic trees, and many Riverside homes.
Olmsted’s Riverside:
The Landmark Village in the Forest
Designed in 1869 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux (the team who created
Central Park), Riverside is one of America’s first planned communities. Located eleven
miles from “The Loop,” the entire village has been designated a National Historical
Landmark and National Historic Landscape due to its significance in the history of urban
planning and landscape design. For similar reasons, PBS included Riverside in its
program “Ten Towns that Changed America.” Guthrie Park, the village’s centerpiece, has
recently been certified as an arboretum.
In this slide lecture, Riverside resident and art historian, Jeff Mishur tells the town’s story
and discusses Olmsted's design, historic trees, and Riverside homes designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright, Harold Zook, Joseph Silsbee, William Le Baron Jenney, and others.
Sponsored by Woody Tree Services in Libertyville.