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Riverview at Hobson Grove

Bowling Green, KY

Riverview at Hobson Grove, also known as Riverview or as Hobson House, is a historic home with classic Italianate architecture located near Glasgow. Its construction started in the 1850s but was interrupted by the Civil War. Restored as representative of the Victorian period, it is the centerpiece of Hobson Grove Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Riverview at Hobson Grove was built as the home of Atwood Gaines Hobson and his wife Juliet "Julia" on a small promontory. It was named because of its proximity to and overview of the Barren River. Construction on the house started in the 1850s but was halted due to the outbreak of the Civil War. The house was finally completed in 1872.