Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Performing arts center in Riverside, California.
Riverside Municipal Auditorium is a reinforced concrete Mission Revival building designed by Arthur Benton and completed by G. Stanley Wilson, who both also worked on the Mission Inn. Its 1,400-seat hall hosts the Riverside Philharmonic, the California Riverside Ballet and the Dickens Festival. The building stands on land donated by Mission Inn proprietor Frank Miller, surrounded by gardens, fountains and a waterfall.
Riverside Municipal Auditorium opened on November 12, 1928, as a memorial to the 87 servicemembers from Riverside County who died in World War I. Architect Arthur Benton designed the reinforced concrete Mission Revival building, and G. Stanley Wilson continued the work after Benton's death; both had also worked on the Mission Inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The auditorium doubles as a memorial to the 87 Riverside County servicemembers who died in World War I, and its name links the two roles. Its stage has hosted George Lopez, Margaret Cho, David Copperfield, Los Lobos and the Riverside Philharmonic, alongside the Dickens Festival and California Riverside Ballet.
The building is centrally located in the city and easy to reach. Visitors should check ahead to see what performances are scheduled when they plan to visit.
The auditorium doubles as a war memorial: it commemorates the 87 servicemembers from Riverside County who died in World War I. Its full name is Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldiers' Memorial Building, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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