Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Tournament of Roses enthusiasts and history buffs alike will have the opportunity to take a walking tour of the majestic 21-room, 18,500-square-foot Italian Renaissance-style house. Tours are conducted by Tournament of Roses volunteers well-versed in the organization's 121-year-history as well as in the architectural details of the 103-year-old mansion, designed by architect G. Lawrence Stimson. The interior of the house features richly paneled rooms, inlaid marble floors and ornate molded plaster ceilings. Exhibited items of interest are crowns and tiaras worn by former Rose Queens and Princesses, Rose Bowl Game trophies and memorabilia, and historic photographs. Among the highlights of the tour are a one-of-a-kind Waterford rose bowl commissioned for the centennial of the Tournament of Roses and the formal portrait of the reigning Rose Queen by Nick Boswell Portraiture. Tours take place at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Tournament of Roses Event Location: 391 S. Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena Cost: Free For information, call: 626-449-4100 Map:
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Guided Tours of the Wrigley Mansion
Tournament of Roses enthusiasts and history buffs alike will have the opportunity to take a walking tour of the majestic 21-room, 18,500-square-foot Italian Renaissance-style house. Tours are conducted by Tournament of Roses volunteers well-versed in the organization's 121-year-history as well as in the architectural details of the 103-year-old mansion, designed by architect G. Lawrence Stimson. The interior of the house features richly paneled rooms, inlaid marble floors and ornate molded plaster ceilings. Exhibited items of interest are crowns and tiaras worn by former Rose Queens and Princesses, Rose Bowl Game trophies and memorabilia, and historic photographs. Among the highlights of the tour are a one-of-a-kind Waterford rose bowl commissioned for the centennial of the Tournament of Roses and the formal portrait of the reigning Rose Queen by Nick Boswell Portraiture. Tours take place at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Tournament of Roses Event Location: 391 S. Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena Cost: Free For information, call: 626-449-4100 Map:
Website:
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