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Lord House Historic Designation (PC-2026-00941 HD)

Description

A request to designate the Lord House at 4261 Glenwood Drive as a City Landmark. Staff recommended a CEQA exemption and Board recommendation to the City Council.

Impact summary

The home gets official historic recognition and protection; the owners' planned window restoration and repainting would go through preservation review.

Applicant

Name: Megan Graves
Address: 4261 Glenwood Drive, Riverside, CASee this on the map

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Cultural Heritage Board

Recommended approval5–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. City Council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 21, 2026Recommended approval 5–0

Cultural Heritage Board — October 21, 2026

Megan Graves asked the city to designate her 1948 Lord House as a landmark, citing its ties to Dr. Fred Lord and builder Harry C. Marsh. The board unanimously recommended approval to the City Council.

Related issues (1)

Lord House Landmark Designation

A 1948 modern ranch home built for Dr. Fred Lord — a key figure in early UCR health planning — and his wife Alice could become Riverside's newest city landmark. The owners volunteered for the designation and researched the home's history with the Lord family's blessing.

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