Kankakee Historic Riverview Christmas House Walk

The Riverview Historic District, located in Kankakee, Illinois, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of the Holidays in Historic Riverview Christmas House Walk on Sunday, December 2nd, 2012. Tour six wonderful homes, including the first floor of the B. Harley Bradley House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1900). Each home is beautifully decorated for Christmas with architectural highlights and original owner facts provided during the tour. New this year, the public will vote on their favorite house which will be awarded the People’s Choice Award.Funds raised go toward neighborhood improvements. More info after the jump...

Tickets are $15 in advance at the local merchants below. Credit card orders are taken by phone at 312-961-7987. Day-of-event tickets will be $18. House Tour starts at the Trolley Barn next to the Railroad Depot in Downtown Kankakee, 197 S East Avenue.

Riverview is a nationally designated historic district comprised of approximately 160 homes built between 1890 and 1950. Each home is architecturally distinct. Mature oak and maple trees line the streets giving a cozy boulevard feel from the tree canopy. The neighborhood is set along the Kankakee River with sweeping river views from Cobb Park. The neighborhood gets its name from the grand Victorian-era Hotel Riverview which stood from 1887 until 1897 near today’s Cobb Park.

For more information, visit the Riverview Historic District website.

Images via www.wrightinkankakee.org