Riverside, Illinois

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Riverside, Illinois is a historic planned suburb of Chicago known for its curving streets, abundant green space, and design by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
suburb of Chicago
village
areaCode 708
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Cook County, Illinois
designedBy Calvert Vaux NERFINISHED
Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED
distanceToChicagoLoop approximately 9 miles southwest
foundedAs planned suburb of Chicago
hasArchitecturalStyle Prairie School architecture NERFINISHED
Tudor Revival architecture
Victorian architecture
hasCharacteristic abundant green space
curvilinear street plan
early planned suburb in the United States
historic suburb
park-like setting
planned community
hasFeature curving streets following natural topography
extensive public parkland
large setbacks
tree-lined streets
hasGovernmentType village board form of government
hasHistoricDistrict Riverside Historic District NERFINISHED
hasLandscapeArchitectureSignificance early example of comprehensive suburban landscape design
hasLandUsePattern residential suburb
hasNotableArchitect Daniel Burnham NERFINISHED
Frank Lloyd Wright NERFINISHED
William Le Baron Jenney NERFINISHED
hasPlanDate 1860s
hasPlanningSignificance model for later suburban development in the United States
hasTransportation Metra BNSF Railway line NERFINISHED
incorporatedAs village
locatedIn Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois NERFINISHED
locatedOn Des Plaines River NERFINISHED
namedFor its location along the Des Plaines River
near Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
partOf Chicago metropolitan area
postalCode 60546
Riverside Historic District designatedNationalHistoricLandmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
servedBy Riverside station NERFINISHED
state Illinois
timeZone Central Time Zone
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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North Riverside, Illinois borderedBy Riverside, Illinois
Riverside, Illinois town plan locatedIn Riverside, Illinois
Harlem Avenue serves Riverside, Illinois