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Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park was a historic building with surrounding land in Chico, California, United States.It is listed as a California Historical Landmark #329 under the name "Rancho Chico And Bidwell Adobe" in 1939; [2] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Bidwell Mansion" on March 24, 1972. [3]
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting a fire that ravaged the Bidwell Mansion, an iconic landmark in Chico and the former home of the city's founder.
The Bidwell Mansion was built by John Bidwell in the 1860s. John and his wife Annie entertained guests in the mansion, like President Rutherford B. Hayes.
With Alta California under the control of the Mexican government, Governor Manuel Micheltorena granted Rancho del Arroyo Chico to William Dickey in 1844. [3] Within a decade, ownership of the land transferred hands a number of times and settled in John Bidwell's (1819–1900) possession.
Bidwell Park is a municipal park located in Chico, California. The park was established July 10, 1905, through the donation by Annie Bidwell , widow of Chico's founder, John Bidwell , of approximately 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of land to the City of Chico.
Known as “Beijing's most celebrated haunted house," Chaonei No. 81 has a mysterious backstory. ... The 16-room, limestone mansion, built in the English Tudor style, housed Clarke and his family ...
Bidwell Park is within Chico’s city boundaries but the fire is threatening Cal Fire’s jurisdiction as well. The fire broke out around 2:45 p.m. and quickly grew from 40 acres to 500 acres ...
Bidwell Mansion: home of John Bidwell and Annie Bidwell in Chico, California; Bourn Mansion; Georgian-style mansion built for William Bowers Bourn II and his wife, Agnes Moody Bourn in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California; Carolands: the 65,000 sq ft mansion of Harriet Pullman Carolan in Hillsborough, California.