Tournament House
Tournament House, headquarters of the Tournament of Roses Association in Pasadena, was, from 1914 to 1958, a winter, and favorite, residence of chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr., and his wife, Ada. In 1906, developer George W. Stimson commissioned his son, architect G. Lawrence Stimson, to design the mansion for his family. Due in part to the shortage of materials and tradesmen resulting from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 3-story, 18,500-square-foot Italian Revival mansion was not completed until 1914. Stimson’s family had moved away by then and he sold it to Wrigley. In 1915, Wrigley bought an adjacent lot, tore down the house on it and planted a garden in its place. William died in 1932. After Ada’s death in 1958, the family gifted the mansion and property to the City of Pasadena on condition that become the Tournament of Roses headquarters.
Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Photographer: John Bare