- Wrigley Mansion
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location=Phoenix, Arizona
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 31
lat_seconds = 21.74
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 112
long_minutes = 1
long_seconds = 33.61
long_direction = W
locmapin = Arizona
area =
built =1932
architect= Heitschmidt,Earl T.
architecture= Mission/Spanish Revival
added =August 16 ,1989
governing_body = Private
refnum=89001045cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Wrigley Mansion inPhoenix, Arizona is a landmark residence built between 1929 and 1931 by chewing-gum magnateWilliam Wrigley, Jr. Located at 2501 E Telewa Trl [http://www.housefront.com/PropertyDetail.aspx?propertyID=10041919 HouseFront] ] it sits atop a 100-foot knoll with views of greater Phoenix to the south, close to theArizona Biltmore Hotel , which Wrigley owned.Architect
Earl Heitschmidt of Los Angeles designed the home at a cost of $1.2 million, in a combination of styles including Spanish Colonial. It has 24 rooms, 12 bathrooms, and over 16,000 square feet. Much of the extensive tilework was shipped to Phoenix from Wrigley's own factory in Catalina, hauled by mule to the site.The Wrigleys maintained other residences in
Chicago ,Philadelphia ,Lake Geneva, Wisconsin , Avalon onCatalina Island andPasadena, California , and used this, the smallest of their houses for only a few weeks a year. William Wrigley died in 1932, shortly after its completion.In July 1992,
Geordie Hormel bought the mansion and made it available for meetings, conventions and similar functions. Due to zoning regulation, The Wrigley Mansion must operate as a private club. The annual membership fee is set at $10.00, which is donated in full to a local charitable organization. The annual dining membership entitles the member to frequent dining discounts, drink specials and invitations to special events.It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride [cite web|url=http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/pridepts.html|title=Phoenix Points of Pride|accessdate=October 18|accessyear=2006] .
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* [http://www.wrigleymansionclub.com/the_mansion.php The Wrigley Mansion]
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