{"nrhp_refnum":"73000423","name":"Heritage House","other_names":["Bettner House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"8193 Magnolia Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Riverside","county":"Riverside County","state":"CA","lat":33.93470048800003,"lon":-117.42297013799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Heritage House (also called the Bettner House) is a three-story Queen Anne style Victorian mansion at 8193 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside, California, built in 1891 on its original site with its original carriage house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant in local history and culture through its link to the early citrus industry in Southern California. It was built by the widow of James Bettner, a leader in the citrus industry and a founder of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, later Sunkist. It is also a fine example of the 1890s homes that lined Magnolia Avenue, designed by architect John H. Walls of Morgan and Walls.","narrative":"Built in 1891 at 8193 Magnolia Avenue in Riverside, this three-story Queen Anne mansion has a white frame exterior, a steep shingle roof and an octagonal tower at one front corner. It still sits on its original site, facing the double avenue of magnolia, pepper, palm and eucalyptus trees. The house was built by the widow of James Bettner, a leader in the early citrus industry and a founder of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, later Sunkist. Architect John H. Walls of the Los Angeles firm Morgan and Walls designed it. Original features survive, including extensive interior paneling, six tile-bordered fireplaces, a wood-burning kitchen stove, shutters and an adobe cooler, along with the carriage house. The nomination presents the property as a rare survivor of the affluent homes along Magnolia Avenue and as a link to Southern California's citrus boom. A local non-profit bought it in 1969 and began restoring it as a museum and educational center.","period_of_significance":"1890s","architect_builder":"John H. Walls, partner in the Los Angeles firm of Morgan and Walls","architectural_style":"Victorian, Queen Anne style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good and altered. Restoration was in progress, including a new shingle roof and interior plaster work. The house was open by appointment for guided tours, with plans for a museum and educational center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.178158-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/73000423.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000423/6ec1018397-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73000423/6ec1018397-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mliedel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heritage_House_-_Riverside,_California.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mliedel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heritage_House_-_Riverside,_California.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860478","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_House_(Riverside,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25209703"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/riverside-county/heritage-house-73000423/"}