CHICO, Calif. — Chico celebrated the 120th birthday of Bidwell Park on Saturday. On July 10, 1905, Annie Bidwell, the wife of ...

Annie Bidwell gave Chico the deed to Bidwell Park in 1905. Saturday's celebration was just one event of many, and was held in ...

The celebration unfolded at the park itself, a cherished city treasure since 1905, when Annie Bidwell donated the land ...

New Bedford's Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, a Greek Revival mansion and its formal gardens, are a National ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately ... Wednesday to the maximum 11 years in state prison for destroying the historic landmark, according to a news release ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze at the Bidwell Mansion, a California State Historic Park building in Chico, before dawn on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Chico Fire Department The mansion ...

Flames were first spotted in Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park around 3 a.m. on Dec. 11. The Chico Fire Department and several other agencies were unable to prevent heavy damage from the fast ...

Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park remains closed to the public. The mansion itself was completed in 1868 with 26 rooms, and was undergoing a $2 million renovation project when the fire happened.