The Bidwell Mansion, a California State Park, was engulfed in flames around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Chico Fire Department Deputy Chief of Operations Chris Zinko told USA TODAY. The department ...

A historic Victorian home in Chico that has been a Northern California landmark for more than 150 years was gutted by an early morning fire. Bidwell Mansion caught fire just after 3 a.m. Wednesday ...

CHICO — The heart of Chico is broken today. Bidwell Mansion, the home of John and Annie Bidwell that stood as the town’s iconic symbol for nearly 160 years, has been destroyed by fire ...

Chico residents were devastated by the loss of their landmark Bidwell Mansion, destroyed Wednesday in an early-morning fire. “No words,” said former Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge in a social ...

AND IN CHICO, A FIRE DESTROYED ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS HOMES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS FIRE BROKE OUT BEFORE 330 THIS MORNING AT THE BIDWELL MANSION. AND YOU CAN SEE THE HOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES ...

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.

John Bidwell, Chico’s founder and a general in the Mexican-American War, lived in the Bidwell Mansion with his wife Annie from 1868 to 1900. The 26-room estate, recognized for its early ...

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 ...

Butte County Superior Court Judge Corie Caraway also ordered him to pay $37.4 million in restitution to California State Parks, with 10% interest accruing from the date of the arson. John Bidwell ...