Frank Miller and the Mission Inn:

A Center of Cultural Diversity in Riverside

The Mission Inn Hotel, formerly the Glenwood Hotel, during its early years under Frank A.

Miller.

Above: The Chinese Pavilion, located in

downtown Riverside near the Mission Inn,

commemorates their contribution.

Below: Riverside’s Chinatown, located near

the intersection of Brockton and Tequesquite.

Frank Miller collected and exhibited artifacts, such as the Nanjing Bell, that

demonstrate his appreciation for Chinese

art and culture.

In 1929, Miller was honored by the Japanese emperor in a ceremony at the Mission Inn where he received the Fourth Degree of Merit of Meiji with the Small Order of

the Rising Sun.

Frank Miller took his first trip to Europe in 1907. He visited six different countries and attended an

important peace conference.

The Rayas Retablo

The Court of the Orient – Just a sampling of Frank Miller’s collections from Japan

and China.

The Mission Inn’s Rotunda Wing, shortly after completion in 1931.