The man accused of burning down one of Northern California's most famous homes is now pleading no contest to his felony arson charges, jail records show.Sign up for our NewslettersPrevious coverage in ...

The mansion was named for John Bidwell, a controversial figure in California history who founded the city of Chico but came under renewed scrutiny in recent years for his treatment of Indigenous ...

The home was named for John Bidwell, a controversial figure in California history who founded the city of Chico but came under renewed scrutiny in recent years for his treatment of Indigenous tribes.

The man accused of burning down one of Northern California's most famous homes is now pleading no contest to his felony arson ...

RELATED: Historic Northern California mansion destroyed by fire John Bidwell founded the city of Chico in 1860. According to the Bidwell Mansion Association, Bidwell was one of the first to cross ...

The Bidwell Mansion is a three-story, 26-room Victorian house that was once the home of city pioneers John and Annie Bidwell ... The park remains closed as California State Parks officials ...

California Department of Water Resources conducts ... was completed in 1868 and was the home of the founder of Chico, John Bidwell.

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 ...

Bidwell Mansion, the centerpiece of the state historic park, had survived more than a century as a memorial to California pioneers John and Annie Bidwell, who donated eight acres of their cherry ...

John Bidwell, and his wife Annie. The property was undergoing extensive restoration that was nearly complete when the fire broke out. Now, the future of the historic home is hazy. California State ...

Sadly, the burning of Bidwell Mansion is now part ... including the many kinds of trees John planted in Chico, his contributions to California agriculture and to his and Annie’s many other ...

CHICO — Any assessment of the Bidwell Mansion ruins by California State Parks must wait until at least mid-February while the Butte County District Attorney’s office continues its investigation.