CHICO — For Tim Simonds, driving down The Esplanade past Bidwell Mansion is heart wrenching, as it is for most passersby after the December arson fire destroyed the iconic home of Chico founders John ...

CHICO — “Annie wanted white. John wanted red. They settled on pink,” this is the story Bidwell Mansion tour guide, Sondra Murphy, said she was told as a child. Bidwell Mansion is the historical home ...

The loss of Chico’s Bidwell Mansion in a devastating fire Wednesday morning was akin to Sacramentans waking up to see the Tower Bridge consumed in fiery hell. It is an indescribable loss of a state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chico residents were devastated by the loss of their landmark Bidwell Mansion, destroyed Wednesday in an early-morning fire. “No ...

CHICO — The smoke that hovered throughout Chico on Wednesday morning carried small pieces of the city’s history after leaving only a charred skeleton of the local icon, the Bidwell Mansion. In the ...

CHICO — Bidwell Mansion, which stood as the iconic symbol of Chico for nearly 160 years, was destroyed by fire this week. Related Articles San Jose officials intensify quest to clean up blighted ...

CHICO — Bidwell Mansion, which stood as the iconic symbol of Chico for nearly 160 years, was destroyed by fire this week. Smoke and flames were spotted coming from the mansion around 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...