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 [...]
A free walking tour, offered as part of Jane's Walk Maine 2024! Explore Park Street, part of the West End Historic District, a well-preserved time capsule that offers a glimpse into 19th-century Portland. This one-hour stroll will highlight some of the people who helped create this fashionable residential enclave – which at the time [...]
Victoria Mansion Members are invited to the Cumberland Club for the organization's 81st Annual Meeting on April 24th. A brief business meeting and election of officers for the upcoming year will be followed by a scholarly lecture by Scott Hanson entitled The Final Flourish - Victoria Mansion's Missing Window Treatments. Mr. Hanson is an architectural [...]
Save the DateCelebrating 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, and catering from Cheese Louise, this annual fundraiser helps support our ongoing historic preservation projects, with a special eye [...]
Victoria Mansion’s Preservation Trades Training Programs Workshop Series #1: Window Preservation Training Program PURPOSE: To train practicing tradespeople in the special knowledge required to preserve older and historic wood windows. FORMAT: 5 to 10 days of daily training in an on-site workspace. LOCATION: Victoria Mansion | 109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME 04101 SCHEDULE: 8 [...]
Join us on October 15, 2023 for a free public workshop drawing together historic building owners who need work done, and the tradespeople who do the work. Throughout the day knowledgeable and skilled tradespeople will present brief demonstrations of their trades, including woodwork repairs, window sash glazing, and woodcarving.
