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…
Victoria Mansion seeks a skilled preservation woodworker to plan and teach a two-week workshop in April 2025 focused on maintaining and preserving exterior woodwork on older and historic buildings. The class will run for ten eight-hour days and will be limited to five students to ensure significant personalized…
News Center Maine’s Don Carrigan paid Victoria Mansion a visit recently, featuring our brownstone restoration, interior paint conservation, and Unwilling Architects research initiative on “207” on November 7th, 2024. Read Don’s article here, and check out the segment in the video below:
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…
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…
Our June 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to read about our upcoming brownstone Reception Room Bay restoration, summer events, 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…