Request for Qualifications Victoria Mansion, a 501c3 non-profit organization, is seeking a BIPOC artist to create an illustration for our Unwilling Architects Initiative, which works to uncover the lives of the individuals enslaved in New Orleans by Ruggles and Olive Morse, the first owners of the house. The work is [...]
News Center Maine's Don Carrigan paid Victoria Mansion a visit recently, featuring our brownstone restoration, interior paint conservation, and Unwilling Architects Initiative research on "207" on November 7th, 2024. Read Don's article here, and check out the segment in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIpNYz3avAQ
Dear friends, If you have driven by Victoria Mansion recently, you know there are big things afoot. In fact, the scaffolding rising on the front lawn only hints at the scale of the work going on. Inside and outside, we are gearing up for a series of transformational restoration projects aimed at preserving this National Historic Landmark [...]
Our September 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to read about exciting Front Bay restoration news, a guest column from our 2024 summer intern, and more.
Our August 2024 newsletters are now live! In our early August newsletter, read about the exciting conservation and restoration projects that have been going on throughout summer 2024, including Stair Hall conservation, and brownstone bay restoration plans. In our August-September newsletter, read about our visit from Maine State Senator Jill Duson, as well as [...]
Our July 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to learn about our Juneteenth programming and other Victoria Mansion programs and outreach this summer.
Our June 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to read about our upcoming brownstone Reception Room Bay restoration, summer events, and more.
Our May 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to read a recap of our opening weekend Celebration of National Textiles Day, our 81st Annual Meeting, and more.
In early April 2024, Victoria Mansion hosted the first in a series of paid preservation trades training, taught by preservationist John Leeke, author of Save America's Windows. The purpose of this training program, focused on window restoration, is to train practicing tradespeople in the special knowledge required to preserve older and historic wood windows. More information [...]
Our April 2024 newsletter is live! Follow the link to read about our Celebration of National Textiles Day, updates about the Preservation Trades Workshop, and a preview of 2024 events.
