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History · Clearlake Riviera

Clearlake Riviera’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kelseyville Riviera is a planned community in Lake County, California, United States. In 2021, its name was changed from Clear Lake Riviera by its homeowners association. The population was 3,410 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,090 to 3,410 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Clearlake Riviera yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Clearlake Riviera, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Clearlake Riviera is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Clearlake Riviera has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lakeport Carnegie Library in Lakeport, 12.1 miles away.

Clearlake Riviera and the nearest listed places

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Lakeport Carnegie LibraryLake County CourthouseCloverdale Railroad StationSimon Pinschower HouseGould-Shaw HouseIsaac E. Shaw Building

Closest to Clearlake Riviera

Lakeport Carnegie LibraryLakeport · Classical Revival · Built 191812.1miLake County CourthouseLakeport · Building12.3miCloverdale Railroad StationCloverdale · Building18.7miSimon Pinschower HouseCloverdale · Building18.7miGould-Shaw HouseCloverdale · Building18.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Lakeport Carnegie Library’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Clearlake Riviera?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Clearlake Riviera’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Clearlake📜 Lakeport📜 Cloverdale📜 Healdsburg
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