Proposal by Robyn Peterson, Museum of Riverside Director, to consider a Certificate of Appropriateness request for rehabilitation of the Harada House (National Historic Landmark and City Landmark #23), consisting of lifting the house to rebuild the foundations, structural stabilization, leveling of the house, reinstallation of salvaged and stored siding and other original elements, and rehabilitation of all interior and exterior surface. The project site is located at 3356 Lemon Street on the east side of Lemon Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community & Economic Development Department determined the is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), review pursuant to Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15331 (Historic Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) of the CEQA Guidelines, as the project consist of the construction of a new single-family residence within a residential historic district that is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Contact Planner: Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer, (951) 826-5507, swatson@riversideca.gov.

Committee

Cultural Heritage Board

Introduced

May 11, 2026

On agenda

May 20, 2026

Where it was heard

Cultural Heritage Board May 20, 2026

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