Riverview at Hobson Grove

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Riverview, the name given to the Italianate home of Atwood and Juliet "Julia" VanMeter Hobson, was so named because of its proximity to the Barren River.

Construction of the hilltop home began in the late 1850s, but was temporarily halted by the Civil War. The partially completed home became a munitions magazine while the Confederates held Bowling Green during the winter of 1861-62. Riverview was finally completed in 1872. The Hobson family lived at Riverview until 1952, when the property was dispersed. An auction held about the same time dispensed most of the original furnishings not kept by the family. At least five more families rented the grand old house. Riverview is also a classic example of Italianate architecture and is considered one of the finest examples in Kentucky.

Riverview includes three distinct features which classify it as Italianate: rounded arches at the top of all exterior windows, deep eaves around the roof line with ornamental brackets, and the cupola on the top of the house.

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