The Gamble House: Centennial 1908-2008. Charles and Henry Greene's 1908 masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts movement
photo of The Gamble House in Pasadena, California

The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, is an outstanding example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. The house and furnishings were designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter and Gamble Company. The house, a National Historic Landmark, is owned by the City of Pasadena and operated by the University of Southern California and is open for public tours.

Special 2½ hour tour

Behind the Velvet Ropes tour Our “Behind the Velvet Ropes tour” takes you to parts of the House not usually accessible to see exquisite craftsman details up close, and gives you time to appreciate the ambience of the House. $40.

Upstate New York Study Tour

Little Journeys to Roycrofters, Rustic Camps, and Buffalo

Little Journeys to Roycrofters, Rustic Camps, and Buffalo

A Gamble House Study Tour
September 10-17, 2009
A few spaces available

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Join Ted Bosley, Director of The Gamble House, for an architectural study tour to explore the Arts and Crafts movement in upstate New York during its most beautiful season!

The tour will take you to East Aurora, home of the Roycrofters, and to Buffalo, where Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin house has just been lovingly restored. Next stop is Lake Placid and other towns in the Adirondack Park for visits to the rustic 'camps' that were turn-of-the-century resort homes of the wealthy."

Would you like to join us? If so, please contact Bobbi Mapstone by phone, (626) 395-9783 or by e-mail at .

Special Craftsman’s Tour

Details and Joinery tour“Details and Joinery: A Craftsman’s Tour of The Gamble House,” is led by contemporary woodworker Jim Ipekjian. Visitors will see for the first time how The Gamble House was crafted.

Traveling Exhibition

The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene

New at the Bookstore

A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & GreeneA "New and Native" Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
This new book of 11 scholarly essays and many beautiful photographs is the companion to the exhibition A "New and Native" Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene and Greene. Each essay explores a different aspect of the work and life of the Greene Brothers.

The Gamble House Cookbook: Good Design, Good Food

cookbook cover Introduction by Mark Peel, Photographs Meg McComb, 2008; $30.00. Published by Balcony Press.

Friends of The Gamble House

To join in the many programs of The Gamble House and to support restoration and preservation of this National Historic Landmark, please join the Friends of The Gamble House.

Advanced Tour Reservations

Each tour day (Thursday-Sunday), advance reservations may now be made for the 2 p.m. docent-led tour.

Greene & Greene Virtual Archives

The Greene & Greene Virtual Archives (GGVA) contains images of drawings, sketches, photographs, correspondence, and other historical documents related to the work of the architects Greene & Greene.

Conservation Update

Become a Docent

Would you like to welcome visitors to Charles and Henry Greene's 1908 masterpiece, guide them on tours using your own words, and participate in special activities? If this excites you, please join us!

Docent Council Speakers Bureau

Members of the Docent Council are available to give illustrated lectures on The Gamble House to schools, groups, and organizations. For information on this and other Docent Council activities, call (626) 793-3334, ext. 1

Page updated June 24, 2009

University of Southern California School of Architecture / City of Pasadena. © 2009 The Gamble House, USC

The Gamble House ~ Charles and Henry Greene’s 1908 masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts movement
4 Westmoreland Place ~ Pasadena, California 91103 ~ map + directions ~ tel. (626) 793-3334 ~

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