Museum of Riverside

Visiting Heritage House

Heritage House and Gift Shop Hours
Heritage House is currently closed for site improvements. We expect to reopen in November 2023. After that, Heritage House will resume normal open times, beginning the first weekend after Labor Day to the last weekend in June. (Closed July and August.)

Friday - Sunday:  11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

First tour of the day: 11:45 a.m.

Last tour of the day: 3:15 p.m.

Closed Monday - Thursday

Closed Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Easter

Admission is free but a donation of $5 is suggested.  Donations support the care of the house.

A Place - A Time . . .

According to an 1895 article in Harper’s Bazaar magazine, young couples of moderate means could expect to spend between $5,000 and $10,000 in the construction of a house, excluding the cost of a lot.

The Bradstreet Index in 1895 recognized Riverside as enjoying the highest per capita income in the United States. Citizens were prosperous, thanks largely to citrus horticulture, but they were not millionaires. Catharine Bettner's net worth in 1892, for instance, was $18,755 or $610,405 adjusted to 2022 values.