Please save the date for a spirited Victoria mansion New Orleans Sunday brunch! Hurricanes, Oysters Rockefeller, gumbo, pralines, live jazz music and more! We are going back to Victoria Mansion's roots, New Orleans, to share with you the exciting next chapter of this National Historic Landmark. We hope you will join us at the Portland [...]
This training program is for tradespeople actively working in the greater Portland, Maine area. The objective of the training is to boost their basic carpentry knowledge and skills into the field of work on older and historic buildings. The training will focus on exterior woodwork details and takes place onsite at Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth [...]
Save the date! Members are invited to an exclusive reception focusing on the house's iconic brownstone exterior. This event will feature a talk by Executive Director Tim Brosnihan about the history of brownstone, from its formation to its quarrying and use in residential architecture. Attendees will also hear details about the restoration of the Reception [...]
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 [...]
Celebrating our 18-year partnership with Allagash Brewing, our summer fundraiser Brownstone Brews & Bites returns to the Mansion lawn this July! Featuring Allagash beer, Cellardoor wine, Green Bee soda, music by the Pete Kilpatrick Band, catering from Cheese Louise and goodies from Sullivan House Bakery, this annual fundraiser helps support our ongoing historic preservation projects, [...]
