Yesterday, Victoria Mansion staff visited Boston’s Old North Church to see the work being done by Gianfranco Pocobene Studio to restore murals that had been painted over in the early twentieth century. They will be finishing the project soon so that everything will be ready for the upcoming…

Many historic sites have been preserved by women’s groups. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association saved that home in the mid-nineteenth century. Right here in Portland, the National Society of the Colonial Dames established the Tate House Museum. Anne Longfellow Pierce, sister of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, bequeathed their…

Although the Mansion is currently closed to the public, lots of projects are still taking place. Through the winter, our partners from Gianfranco Pocobene Studio have been busy cleaning and restoring the decoratively painted walls of the Stair Hall. Some of the original painting was completed on separate…