Pudgy, Pouty Putti

By VM Guide Charisse Gendron In early 1998, Victoria Mansion started preparations for an exciting project: the reconstruction of its large stained-glass skylight, which had been shattered in a storm sixty years before. Surviving pieces were salvaged at the time, but only one clue remained to the overall…

The Bourne Identity: What Was the Ottoman For, and Where Does It Belong?

by Victoria Mansion Guide Lisa Schinhofen   Victoria Mansion’s blue circular ottoman is hard to miss — due, in part, to its size and its prominent placement in the middle of a given room — and visitors often remark upon it.   Many recognize the ottoman as a…

Victoria Mansion voted Maine’s Best Historic Landmark for 2019!

Thank you Down East readers for voting Victoria Mansion as Maine’s Best Historic House Museum/ Landmark for 2019!