Victoria Mansion

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Victoria Mansion is a historic 19th-century Italianate brownstone house museum renowned for its lavish interiors and architectural significance in Portland, Maine.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Victoria House 1
Victoria Mansion, Inc. 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italianate villa
historic house museum
museum in Portland, Maine
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Morse-Libby House
Victoria Mansion
surface form: Victoria House
architect Henry Austin
architecturalStyle Italianate
architecturalType urban villa
category Historic house museums in Maine
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Italianate architecture in Maine
Museums in Portland, Maine
National Historic Landmarks in Maine
constructionEndDate 1860
constructionStartDate 1858
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateAddedToNRHP 1969-05-16
governingBody Victoria Mansion self-linksurface differs
surface form: Victoria Mansion, Inc.
hasFeature central tower
frescoed ceilings
original gas lighting fixtures
ornate woodwork
stained glass windows
hasFunction historic site
house museum
hasInteriorDecoration murals by Giuseppe Guidicini
hasInteriorDesigner Gustave Herter
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inception 1858
locatedIn Cumberland County, Maine
Maine
Portland, Maine
material brownstone
namedAfter Queen Victoria
notableFor high-style Italianate architecture
lavish interiors
well-preserved original furnishings
NRHPReferenceNumber 69000008
NRHPType National Historic Landmark
numberOfFloors 3
openToPublic true
originalOwner Ruggles Sylvester Morse
streetAddress 109 Danforth Street
use museum
private residence

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria Mansion alsoKnownAs Victoria Mansion
this entity surface form: Victoria House
Victoria Mansion governingBody Victoria Mansion self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Victoria Mansion, Inc.
subject surface form: Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine touristAttraction Victoria Mansion