Villa Riviera | |
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| Location | 800 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′57.1″N 118°10′57.6″W / 33.765861°N 118.182667°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Richard D. King |
| Architectural style | French Gothic |
| Website | https://www.villariviera.net/ |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000778 |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 1996 |
Villa Riviera (ital. beach) is a registered historic building on Ocean Boulevard in the Alamitos Beach neighborhood of Long Beach, California, United States. From the time of its completion in 1929 through the mid-1950s, it was the second-tallest building, and the tallest private building, in Southern California. The 16-story Châteauesque building has been called the city's "most elegant landmark" and a building that "has helped define the city." The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 and is currently used as condominiums with approximately 134 units, including two penthouse apartments occupying the 16th floor of the building, complete with gargoyles adorning both sides of the bay windows overlooking the city and ocean.[1]