The Bidwell Mansion, home to Chico founder John Bidwell and his wife Annie from 1868 to 1900, was a symbol of 19th-century innovation, featuring modern amenities like running water and gas ...

This story explains why debris removal from the Bidwell Mansion will be delayed until after the 4th of July. Tags. Bidwellmansion; Castateparks; Chico; Butteco; Arson; Debrisremov ...

The debris removal at the Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park was originally slated for late June of 2025, following its ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately set ablaze, 30-year-old Kevin Andrew Carlson was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 11 years in state prison for ...

Bidwell Mansion, a historic 26-room Victorian home, caught fire during the early morning hours of December 11. Within a week of the building's destruction, investigators were able to determine it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 had ...

What happened? The fire that destroyed the Bidwell Mansion began unexpectedly, spread uncontrollably and puzzled a community that had for generations grown in the footprint and shadow of the pioneer ...