|
|
| Address |
VICTORIA AV |
Year Built |
1892 |
| APN |
|
|
|
| Name |
Victoria Avenue |
Builder |
|
| Architect |
Hosp, Franz P. |
Style
|
|
| Original Use |
|
Contemporary Use |
|
|
|
|
|
| Landmark Plaque Text |
| This seven-mile divided avenue, from Myrtle Street to the city limits, was planned by Matthew Gage, canal builder and developer of Arlington Heights subdivision. The original planting was supervised by Franz P. Hosp, famed landscape architect. |
| Survey Description |
|
| This landscaped divided avenue was developed to connect the 1890 Arlington Heights subdivision to downtown. Grading was completed in 1892. Landscape architect Franz P. Hosp supervised the original planting; the avenue now includes 90 species of trees as well as numerous shrubs. |
|
|
|