Riverside

Riverside is a planned residential community in Cook County featuring curved streets that follow the natural path of the Des Plaines River. Large parks and smaller green spaces are distributed throughout the village.

Riverside was designed in 1868 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as one of the first planned residential communities in the United States. Its innovative layout with winding streets set a model for many later developments.

Residential buildings designed by renowned architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan shape the look of many streets throughout the village. These structures reflect different design approaches and remain central to how the place appears today.

The Metra station in the Central Business District provides transit access to downtown Chicago for commuters. Schools operated by District 96 are distributed throughout the village for family convenience.

The village received National Historic Landmark recognition in 1970 for its landscape architecture district and winding street design. This approach to community planning became an influential model that planners continue to reference today.

Location: Cook County

Inception: 1875

Website: http://riverside.il.us

GPS coordinates: 41.83080,-87.81610

Latest update: December 6, 2025 22:03