Heritage House in Riverside CA

Owned by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, this 1891 Victorian showplace depicts life in turn-of-the century Riverside. An elegant reminder of the affluent homes which once graced Magnolia Avenue, Heritage House began as a project of the Riverside Museum Associates, a volunteer support group of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum. Restored and maintained in a manner reflective of its nineteenth-century construction, this grand house is now a meticulously researched example of historic tastes, values, and lifestyle. Mr. and Mrs. James Bettner settled in Riverside in the late 1870s, within a decade of the young town's founding.
A Place - A Time . . .
According to an 1895 article in Harper's Bazar magazine, young couples of moderate means could expect to spend between $5000 and $10,000 in the construction of a house, excluding the cost of a lot. Restoration and development have always reflected the interpretation of such statistics into a local household.
The Bradstreet Index, in 1895, recognized Riverside as enjoying the highest per capita income in the United States. Citizens were indeed prosperous, thanks largely to citrus horticulture, but they were not millionaires. Catharine Bettner's net worth in 1892, for instance, was $18,755 or more than $200,000 adjusted to today's values.

[@sanremosallymusictravel]

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[@merryjoy9874]

I've driven by this house many times. It's beautiful.

[@yasminserratos7993]

I need to explore this house 😃

[@kathleentyson6727]

I have been here many many times,it is beautiful inside and out.
We have ice cream socials every year it is steeped on history.

[@mariacardenas4665]

Pass it everyday on my way to work

[@LesterMoore]

Ahhh, to have been wealthy back in the 1890's.

[@jgw5491]

At one point Riverside was the richest town per capita in the country. Not that there were that many millionaires, but there were lots of pretty wealthy property owners and not many poor people. That's the story anyway. My question is whether they counted all the laborers in the orange groves and packing houses into that average of per capita.

[@jameshoward8544]

House for sale now for around 800k

[@anhz52]

My servants need their own stairs btw

[@jethrojackson6023]

Gorgeous hunk of a man with a butch Lettah.

[@merryjoy9874]

This looks like a nice place to visit. Does anyone live in it? Are there ghosts? 👻👻👻👻👻👻

[@sandyy.8244]

+Merry Joy It's a lovely place to visit... the house and gardens are wonderful! I went there a few years ago; they give tours of he house September through June (closed July/August). Check their website for exact times and days of tours; i'm sure you will enjoy it