Grandview Drive

Grand View Drive
One view across the Illinois River from Grandview Drive, 2008
Grandview Drive is located in Illinois
Grandview Drive
LocationPeoria and Peoria Heights, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates40°44′10″N 89°33′18″W / 40.73611°N 89.55500°W / 40.73611; -89.55500
Area181.52 acres (73.46 ha)
Built1906-1925
ArchitectOscar F. Dubius, Frederic Klein
Architectural styleCity Beautiful Movement[2]
NRHP reference No.96000399[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 27, 1996[2]

Grandview Drive (sometimes spelled Grand View Drive) is a two and a half mile scenic road with adjacent park areas through Peoria and Peoria Heights, Illinois. Major portions of the road give a view of the Illinois River and its valley as well as clear views of some of the historic homes in the area. Houses along Grandview Drive are among the best known in the city; the residential area on the west of Grandview Drive, opposite the river, was added to the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district in 1996.[1] A large amount of land on the valley side of Grandview Drive is owned by the Peoria Park District and is undeveloped except for park benches.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Baietto, Michael E. (August 25, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grand View Drive" (PDF). National Park Service: 25–26. Retrieved December 9, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)