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…
During Irish-American Heritage Month, we think of the many Irish immigrants who are part of the story at Victoria Mansion. While we do not know the names of all the people who worked for the Morse and Libby families as domestic servants, many of the ones that we…
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…
Happy #ValentinesDay! To celebrate, we’re highlighting some of the ongoing TLC happening in the Parlor, which overflows with imagery relating to the Roman goddess of love, Venus, and her son Cupid (or their Greek counterparts, Aphrodite and Eros). If you visited during the holiday season, you likely saw…
The 2025 Portland History Docents program (PHD) is just a month away! The PHD program is a collaborative effort by local historic sites to provide a ten-week training program for new prospective volunteer guides. Learn from experts, make connections with fellow history and preservation enthusiasts, and embark on…
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.