National Orange Company Packing House, 3604 Commerce Street, Riverside, Riverside County, CA
Summary
Significance: Originally constructed in 1898, the National Orange Company Packing House is the oldest continuously operated packing house in Riverside. While other establishments have moved towards increased mechanization in the processing of the fruit, the National Orange Company continues to utilize vintage 1920s and 1930s machinery, relying on historically established means of preparing, packaging and shipping citrus products.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N20
Survey number: HAER CA-121
Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1905- 1906 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1928- 1929 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1985 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1931 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1950- before. 1959 Subsequent Work
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