Cultural Heritage Board
Memorandum
Community & Economic Development Department Planning Division 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 | Phone: (951) 826-5371 | RiversideCA.gov
January 15, 2025
CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD MEET ING DATE: JANUARY 15, 2025 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 9
WORKSHOP ITEM
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Cultural Heritage Board provide input on the proposed historic district signs.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the request of Council Member Falcone, Planning and Public Works has been working to update the historic district sign program. The current program was approved by City C o u n c i l i n 1 9 9 7 , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t s i g n s w i l l b e p l a c e d a t t h e boundaries of the historic district.
The proposed concept will place a historic dist rict sign on to over each existing street intersection signs. This approach will allow fo r better identification of the entirety of the historic district.
Planning Staff has worked with the City’s ma rketing team to develop historic district design concepts. Marketing staff has developed four design concepts for each of the four main architectural period found among th e City’s Historic Districts and patterns of development. The concepts each reflect the design characteristic of each era and will allow for some flexibility in the chosen sign design for each district. The following table outlines each era and the associated historic districts:
Architectural Eras Styles Date Range Associate Districts Victorian Queen Anne
Stick
Eastlake
Shingle
1860 – 1900s Heritage Square
Seventh Street East
Case Numbers Not Applicable
Request To provide input on the historic district sign concepts.
Project Location Citywide
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Staff Planner
Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer
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January 15, 2025
Arts & Crafts American Foursquare
Prairie
Craftsman
Art Deco
Streamline Moderne
1900 – 1920s Colony Heights
Evergreen Quarter
Prospect Place
Eclectic Revival American Colonial
Mission Revival
Mediterranean Revival
Spanish Colonial
Classical Revival
Tudor Revival
Minimal Traditional
1900 – 1930s Mt. Rubidoux
North Hill
Wood Streets
Somerset Drive
Palm Heights
Rosewood Place West
Seventh Street
(residential portion)
Mid-century Mid-century Modern
Ranch
1940 – 1970s None yet
Following the finalization of the sign concepts, the updated policy and a request allocate the funding to the program will be taken to City Council for approval. It is anticipated that to be completed in the first quarter of 2025. With fabrication and installation of the signs will be completed with over the following few months following approval, beginning with Heritage Square Historic District.
EXHIBITS LIST
1. Historic District Sign Design Concepts
2. City Council Staff Report March 18, 1997
Prepared by: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer Approved by: Maribeth Tinio, City Planner
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WORKSHOP ON
HISTORIC DISTRICT SIGNS
Community & Economic Development Department
Cultural Heritage Board
Agenda Item: 9
January 15, 2025
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2 BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Architectural Eras Styles Da te Range Associate Districts Victorian Queen Anne
Stick
Eastlake
Shingle
1860 – 1900s Heritage Square
Seventh Street East
Arts & Crafts American Foursquare
Prairie
Craftsman
Art Deco
Streamline Moderne
1900 – 1920s Colony Heights
Evergreen Quarter
Prospect Place
Eclectic Revival American Colonial
Mission Revival
Mediterranean Revival
Spanish Colonial
Classical Revival
Tudor Revival
Minimal Traditional
1900 – 1930s Mt. Rubidoux
North Hill
Wood Streets
Somerset Drive
Palm Heights
Rosewood Place West
Seventh Street (residential portion)
Mid-century Mid-century Modern
Ranch
1940 – 1970s None yet
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3 DESIGN CONCEPTS