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    • About The Gamble House
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    • Board of Trustees
    • Docents
    • Junior + Pathway Docents
    • Scholars-In-Residence
  • Support
    • Make a Donation
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Gamble House

Visitor information AND Ticketing

The Gamble House and Bookstore are open Tuesdays, and Thursdays-Sundays. We are closed on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Tours of the Gamble House are guided, with the exception of occasional self-guided touring days that are listed under Events. Tour times vary; please check tour availability below. Advance ticketing recommended. Walk-up tickets are sold in the Bookstore based on availability. The Bookstore is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on touring days.

Visitors are welcome to explore the exterior of the house and gardens at their leisure.

The Gamble House is located at

4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, CA 91103

Main Phone: (626) 793-3334
Bookstore Phone: (626) 449-4178

Parking: Free parking is available on Westmoreland Place in labeled spaces, directly in front of the house. Additional parking is available on Orange Grove Boulevard and West Walnut Street. On weekends, you may park in adjacent spaces designated for Westmoreland Academy. Please do not park in the parking lots to the north or south of the Gamble House or on Arroyo Terrace. Please read street signs for any parking restrictions.

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MOTA 2025
May 4, 2025
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Museums of the Arroyo Day 2025

Museums of the Arroyo (MOTA) Day, noon – 4pm, May 4, 2025. Six museums in LA, Pasadena and South Pasadena open their doors to the public for a free admission along with cultural events, kid’s activities and family fun. Free shuttles connect: The Gamble House, Heritage Square, Los Angeles Police Museum, Lummis Home, Pasadena Museum of History, South Pasadena Historical Museum.
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Children's Book Week
May 5 – 11, 2025
All Day

Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Children's Book Week
May 6 – 11, 2025
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Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Children's Book Week
May 7 – 11, 2025
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Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Children's Book Week
May 8 – 11, 2025
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Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Children's Book Week
May 9 – 11, 2025
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Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Friday Nights
May 9, 2025
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE with West Altadena Wine

Nothing sets the tone for the weekend like relaxing on the Gamble House lawn! Explore the first floor of the Gamble House with docents available to answer questions in each room. Savor wine flights poured by West Altadena Wine, bring a blanket and pack a picnic to enjoy while listening to live music. Don’t feel like packing a picnic? No problem! Triple Beam Pizza will be firing up their mobile oven.

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Audubon Bird
May 10, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am

Bird Sit with the Pasadena Audubon Society

Join the Pasadena Audubon Society at the Gamble House for a Bird Sit led by PAS Board Member Deb Tammearu. Learn to identify the birds that surround you as you enjoy the beautiful grounds and architecture of the Gamble House. The Bird Sit is approximately 1.5-hours and begins at 8:00 a.m. under the big oak on the rear lawn. Please bring water, sunscreen, a lawn chair or blanket and a hat. Binoculars are encouraged, and we’ll have some to loan out. The Pasadena Audubon Society will provide free pamphlets on birding, the organization and how to identify local birds during the event. Individuals with all abilities welcome.
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Children's Book Week
May 10 – 11, 2025
All Day

Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Robinson House Dining Room
May 10, 2025
11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Greene & Greene Drop-in Talk: Robinson Dining Room

Talks take place in the Greene & Greene Gallery at the Huntington at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. Join docents from the Gamble House in Pasadena as they host drop-in talks about the Robinson Dining Room. This is a special opportunity to circulate through the replica of the Robinson dining room and get a close-up look at Greene & Greene’s original pieces for a house that overlooks Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco. Hear what sources inspired Greene & Greene in the design of this furniture, who the Robinsons were, and how these pieces came to be a part of the Huntington’s collection, and how the room illustrates Greene & Greene’s response to changes in lighting technology. 
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Children's Book Week
May 11, 2025
All Day

Children’s Book Week

Celebrate Children’s Book Week, May 5 – May 11, 2025 :: Children’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2025 is the 106th anniversary of this beloved program, and this year’s event slogan is An Ocean of Stories. This slogan celebrates the vast, collective ocean populated by the stories we read, share, and tell.
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Musical Storytime with Pasadena Conservatory of Music
May 17, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Musical Storytime at the Gamble House with Pasadena Conservatory of Music

Bring a blanket, snacks and join us under the big oak on the Gamble House lawn on the third Saturday of the month through September at 11:00 a.m. for Musical Storytime with Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM). Led by PCM Young Musicians’ Department Chair Rachael Denny, Musical Storytime offers a unique learning experience where children’s books become vehicles for musical play. Books will focus on seasons, nature, and creativity, all themes that tie in with the Gamble House. >> Free drop-in event. No reservations required. Event will be canceled in instances of rain or heat over 100° f. >> Musical Storytime is made possible through a generous grant from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. These grants are funded by its annual benefit event, the Pasadena Showcase House of Design.
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Friday Nights
May 23, 2025
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE with West Altadena Wine

Nothing sets the tone for the weekend like relaxing on the Gamble House lawn! Explore the first floor of the Gamble House with docents available to answer questions in each room. Savor wine flights poured by West Altadena Wine, bring a blanket and pack a picnic to enjoy while listening to live music. Don’t feel like packing a picnic? No problem! Triple Beam Pizza will be firing up their mobile oven.

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Greene and Greene metalwork at the hearth
May 24, 2025
11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Greene & Greene Drop-in Talk: Greene & Greene at the Hearth

Talks take place in the Greene & Greene Gallery at the Huntington at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. Join docents from the Gamble House in Pasadena as they host drop-in talks about Greene & Greene metalwork designs for the hearth. In Greene & Greene’s work, as throughout the Arts and Crafts movement, fireplaces and their accessories played practical, artistic, and symbolic roles. This talk will explore the firm’s metalwork designs for the heart of the home. 
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May 24, 2025

GOAT YOGA AT THE GAMBLE HOUSE

Enjoy communing with friendly, gentle goats while engaging in a fun, light-hearted yoga session taught by certified instructor Tina Lenert on the rear lawn of The Gamble House. Sessions take place on the fourth Saturday of each month, April through October.
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Tour Guidelines

We look forward to welcoming your to the Gamble House. Please note, the Conservancy will not tolerate inappropriate behavior including intimidation, threats, harassment, aggression, violence, or abuse, or disregard for safety and care of our collection. If you mistreat a staff member, docent, or fellow visitor, you will be asked to leave.

The following are not allowed inside the Gamble House:

  • Food or beverages with the exception of water in a bottle with a cap.
  • Bags, purses, and backpacks larger than 12” h x 14” w x 5” d.
  • Strollers or baby-carrier backpacks (unless convertible to the front).
  • Umbrellas (exterior storage area is available).
  • Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted on tours, but we welcome service dogs and ponies.

To ensure the safety of the collection and to provide a pleasant touring experience for all guests, we ask that you adhere to the following policies:

  • Please silence all mobile devices prior to beginning your tour.
  • Smoking or other use of tobacco products (including, but not limited to, cigarettes, pipes, cigars, snuff, or chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaporized devices) is prohibited in any part of the Gamble House interior, exterior terraces, or grounds.
  • Unless instructed to do so by your docent, do not touch wood, glass or decorative objects inside the Gamble House. Please do not lean on walls, furniture or counters.
  • Please wear broad-heeled (at least 2” wide at base) shoes or flats. Tour “booties” will be provided to guests who do not have compliant footwear.
  • Still photography is permitted, for non-commercial use only. No flash photography is allowed. Tripods, monopods, and selfie sticks are not permitted. If you have questions about commercial filming and photography, or occasion photography, click here.
  • The operation or use of any drones, unmanned aircraft/flying systems, and remote-controlled or radio-controlled flying machines of all types, shapes, and sizes at any time in the vicinity of or on the Gamble House property is prohibited.
  • Visitors to the Gamble House may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. By visiting, you grant permission to use photographs and/or audio-visual recordings in which you appear for archival, documentary, publicity, advertising, or other purposes.

Still have questions?

Email us at info@gamblehouse.org.

Featured Tours

One-Hour Docent-Guided Tour

A 1-hour guided exploration of the house and its history through rooms lined with rare woods, featuring handcrafted details, fixtures, and furnishings designed by the architects and unique to the house.

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Behind the Velvet Ropes

A 2-1/2 hour docent-led tour where guests, with flashlight in hand, examine exquisite craftsmanship at close quarters and enter spaces not seen on the standard tour.

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Fire and Light

Fire & Light

Glass artist John Hamm leads this 2-hour tour where he examines the Greene’s vocabulary of design and the celebrated leaded art glass in the house.

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Greene & Greene Neighborhood Walking Tour

A 1-1/2 hour guided walk around the historic Arroyo Terrace neighborhood, a National Register historic district that’s home to nine Greene & Greene houses. This tour does not have interior access to any homes on the tour route.

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Gardens & Gables

A 1-hour guided tour exploring the history and context of the gardens and exterior of The Gamble House. This is an exterior only tour.

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One-Hour Docent-Guided Masked Tour

A 1-hour guided exploration of the house and its history through rooms lined with rare woods, featuring handcrafted details, fixtures, and furnishings designed by the architects and unique to the house.

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Details & Joinery

A 3-hour tour from a craftsman’s point of view, master cabinetmaker Jim Ipekjian explores the details that reveal how the house was crafted.

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Family Tours

This 45-minute tour is meant to introduce the house to children and their caregivers. Led by Pathway Docents (8th and 9th graders), all three levels of the house are explored as they ask questions and engage children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.

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Tour Guidelines

CODE OF CONDUCT
We look forward to welcoming you to the Gamble House. Please note, the Conservancy will not tolerate inappropriate behavior including intimidation, threats, harassment, aggression, violence, or abuse, or disregard for safety and care of our collection. If you mistreat a staff member, docent, or fellow visitor, you will be asked to leave.

The following are not allowed inside the Gamble House:

  • Food or beverages with the exception of water in a bottle with a cap.
  • Bags, purses, and backpacks larger than 12” h x 14” w x 5” d.
  • Strollers or baby-carrier backpacks (unless convertible to the front).
  • Umbrellas (exterior storage area is available).
  • Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted on tours, but we welcome service dogs and ponies.

To ensure the safety of the collection and to provide a pleasant touring experience for all guests, we ask that you adhere to the following policies:

  • Please silence all mobile devices prior to beginning your tour.
  • Smoking or other use of tobacco products (including, but not limited to, cigarettes, pipes, cigars, snuff, or chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vaporized devices) is prohibited in any part of the Gamble House interior, exterior terraces, or grounds.
  • Unless instructed to do so by your docent, do not touch wood, glass or decorative objects inside the Gamble House. Please do not lean on walls, furniture or counters.
  • Please wear broad-heeled (at least 2” wide at base) shoes or flats. Tour “booties” will be provided to guests who do not have compliant footwear.
  • Still photography is permitted, for non-commercial use only. No flash photography is allowed. Tripods, monopods, and selfie sticks are not permitted. If you have questions about commercial filming and photography, or occasion photography, click here.
  • The operation or use of any drones, unmanned aircraft/flying systems, and remote-controlled or radio-controlled flying machines of all types, shapes, and sizes at any time in the vicinity of or on the Gamble House property is prohibited.
  • Visitors to the Gamble House may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. By visiting, you grant permission to use photographs and/or audio-visual recordings in which you appear for archival, documentary, publicity, advertising, or other purposes.

Still have questions?

Email us at info@gamblehouse.org.

Ways to Save:

Tour Discounts and Reciprocity

The Gamble House offers numerous ways to save through discounts and reciprocal programs including AAA, NARM, Museums for All, and more!

Please call us at (626) 449-4178 to redeem your discount by phone and complete your reservation. Discounts and reciprocal benefits are not available through our online
advance ticketing service at this time. Reservations may also be made in person at the Gamble House Bookstore.

Ticketing is subject to availability.
One discount eligible per visit.

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  • American Alliance of Museums (AAM)

    Discounts:

    • 10% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 50% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded. Single use per visit.

    Eligibility: Must show membership card or ID from organization for discount.

  • American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

    Discounts:

    • 10% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 50% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded. Single use per visit.

    Eligibility: Must show membership card or ID from organization for discount.

  • Automobile Club of America (AAA)

    Discount:

    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show AAA card for discount.

  • Blue Star | US Active and Retired Military

    Blue Star and US Active Military Discount:

    • Free admission for docent-led one-hour and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show valid Active military identification or Active military dependent cards for discount.

    US Retired/Veteran Military Discount:

    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show valid veteran identification for discount.

  • City of Pasadena Employees

    Discounts:

    • 10% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show business card or City ID.

  • Museums for All

    Discount:

    • Free admission for up to four people for the docent-led-one-hour tours (including masked), Family tours and Gardens & Gables tours.

    Eligibility: Must present SNAP EBT card and matching identification.

  • Museum Store Association (MSA)

    Discounts:

    • 10% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 50% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show membership card or ID from organization for discount.

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation

    Discounts:

    • 10% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show membership card or ID from organization for discount.

  • North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM)

    Discounts:

    • 20% off merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • Free admission for up to 2 people per membership for docent-led one-hour tour. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show membership ID with NARM sticker.

  • Pasadena Unified School Teachers

    Discounts:

    • 10% discount on merchandise in the bookstore. Pre-orders, special orders not included.
    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours and Gardens & Gables tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must show valid teacher identification card.

  • Passport 2 History Member

    Discount:

    • 10% off admission for docent-led one-hour tours. Specialty tours and events excluded.

    Eligibility: Must present a Passport 2 History booklet.

PRIVATE, GROUP & SCHOOL TOURING

Pre-scheduled, private 1-hour tour: $240.00 for up to 12 guests.

1-Hour group tours for 12 to 40 guests can be scheduled on select mornings or late afternoons on Tuesdays, or Thursdays-Sundays, for $20.00 per person.

For all options, including school visits, student or senior discounted rates, and reserving other tour types for groups, please contact the Tour and Education Manager at jenniferm@gamblehouse.org or 626-793-7419.

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Virtual TOUR

Immerse yourself in the stunning details of the Gamble House with our virtual tour. Whether you’re planning a visit or have already been, this tour offers an up-close examination of the remarkable architecture by Charles and Henry Greene. Perfect for educational purposes and accessible to all.

For information on booking a private docent-led virtual tour, please contact the Tour and Education Manager at jenniferm@gamblehouse.org or 626-793-7419.

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ACCESSIBILITY

The Gamble House welcomes guests with special accessibility needs. Please contact our Tour and Education Manager at (626) 793-7419 or email jenniferm@gamblehouse.org prior to the day of your visit so that we can accommodate you as fully as possible. Persons providing direct assistance to paying guests with accessibility needs will not be charged admission.

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Wheelchair Access:

There is limited first floor access with the use of a wheelchair (manual only) stair lift device operated by Gamble House staff. Please note, the lift device cannot accommodate all manual wheelchairs. We are not able to accommodate electric wheelchairs. Please contact us in advance of your visit so that we can accommodate you as fully as possible. For safety reasons, the lift cannot be used in damp or rainy weather.

Walkers:

Walkers with rubber bottoms are permitted. All walkers will be inspected to ensure they do not pose a potential hazard to the historic rugs and floors. Please note: The front entrance of the Gamble House requires the use of stairs. The second floor is accessible via a flight of 18 stairs. The attic is accessible via a flight of 17 stairs.

Deafness or Hearing Loss:

Typed tour scripts, in English, with detailed descriptions are available upon request.

Blind or Low Vision:

Large print and braille materials, as well as tactile objects are available. Please ask for these materials when you check in for your tour.

  • Certified service dogs or ponies are permitted on tours.
  • If a guest who is blind or has low vision wishes to bring someone to assist them on the tour, the person providing assistance will not be charged admission.

Neurodivergent Visitors:

With advance notice, we are pleased to assemble a touring kit with tactile objects and visual aids. Please contact the Tour and Education Manager at jenniferm@gamblehouse.org or 626-793-7419 for more details.

Language Accessibility:

Typed tour scripts in French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), and Italian are available upon request.

Address

4 Westmoreland Place Pasadena, CA 91103

CONTACT

(626) 793-3334

info@gamblehouse.org

BOOKSTORE

(626) 449-4178

bookstore@gamblehouse.org

Tour Hours

We are open for tours on Tuesdays, and Thursdays through Sunday.

BOOKSTORE hours

Tuesday & Thursday – Sunday,
10:00am – 4:00pm

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