The Gamble House turns 50

PASADENA, CA. - 11/12/2008: A backyard view from the iconic Gamble House which is in Pasadena on 11/12/2008 which was designed by architects Charles Greene and Henry Greene (CQ) for David and Mary Gamble of The Procter and Gamble Company and will celebrate it's 100th anniversary this year. Photos are from the Velvet Ropes Tour which allows visitors into areas and to see things you would not see on the regular tour. Hence allowing a visitor behind the velvet ropes.(Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)

A backyard view from the iconic Gamble House which is in Pasadena (Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)

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Ted Bosley, Gamble House Director (left) and Gamble family member Dyke Messler (right)

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Ted Bosley touring one of the kitchens

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The infamous "Octopus" heating system ... may she rest in peace.

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Considered a masterpiece of the American arts and crafts movement, the Gamble house is turning 50 this year. They opened their doors to Take Two and gave us a tour.

Less than two miles away from our studios is a National Historic Landmark known as the Gamble House.

It's considered a masterpiece of the American arts and crafts movement designed by legendary architects Charles Sumner Greene and his brother, Henry Mather Greene in 1908.

Fifty eight years later, the Gamble family turned the house over to USC and the city of Pasadena.

And recently the Gamble House celebrated its 50th anniversary as one of the most unique museums in California

Take Two took a tour with Dyke Messler, one of the few remaining relatives of the Gamble family. Ted Bosley, the Gamble House Director, spoke to us about the house's history.

To hear the full interview, click the blue play button above.