Arcade Building (Riverside, Illinois)

The Arcade Building is a historic building at 1 Riverside Road in Riverside, Illinois. The building was built in 1871 as Riverside's first commercial building; its first floor housed storefronts, while its upper floors were used as residential and office space. Riverside was developed as a planned community in the late 1860s, and the Arcade Building was part of its original plan; it both provided basic services to the village's early residents and served as a focal point of its downtown. Architect Frederick C. Withers designed the Victorian Gothic building, which features brick arches over its windows, four dormers projecting from the roof, and towers atop the entrance and at each corner. By grouping the village's shops in a single planned building, the Arcade Building was one of the earliest precursors to the concept of a shopping center.^[2]

Arcade Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Arcade Building in 2012
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Location	1 Riverside Rd., Riverside, Illinois
Coordinates	41°49′38″N 87°49′10″W
Built	1871 (1871)
Architect	Frederick C. Withers
Architectural style	Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	16000055[1]
Added to NRHP	March 8, 2016

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 2016.^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Weekly Lists 2016" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
2. Guzek, Margaret S.; Wolf, Brian (August 3, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Arcade Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved September 19, 2020.^{[dead link‍]}