Victoria Mansion Tour (recorded 10/28/20)

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Tom Meuser, PhD, Director, UNE CEAH

Tom Meuser, PhD, Director, UNE CEAH

3 жыл бұрын

For nonprofit educational use only.
Victoria Mansion, A National Historic Landmark in Portland, Maine, USA
victoriamansion.org/
Victoria Mansion is a much-loved Portland landmark, but its significance extends far beyond Maine. Distinguished for its architecture and its extraordinary original interiors, it is among the most important historic homes of the nineteenth century anywhere in the nation. As an organization, our mission is to conserve, maintain, and restore this one-of-a-kind property and share its history with the public.

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@meliss36
@meliss36 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a nice tour and wonderful stories of this home and it’s occupants. I am so HAPPY, that this glorious home was not demolished for a gas station to be built. This happen way to often here in America, they demolish to many BEAUTIFUL homes with such craftsmanship and history.. it makes me sick that so many do not care about preserving these spectacular homes. ❤️
@jannyj5150
@jannyj5150 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this. I'm from the UK and I love seeing the old houses in the US.
@ruthmimi11
@ruthmimi11 2 жыл бұрын
To think an architectural masterpiece such as this was almost demolished. Salute to all the people conserving this gem. Thank you Mr Thomas Johnson and Dr Meuser for transporting me back to an era gone by and learned so much from this one video than many other videos I've watched regarding Victorian homes. Keep educating us 👍
@donnaaranda5970
@donnaaranda5970 3 жыл бұрын
90% original furnishings! Amazing. I do so love old homes. I'm so pleased it's mostly all original to it's time
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen this home a number of times while visiting Portland.. The photos simply don't do it justice. It is truly a well-preserved work of art. Class act gift shop too. See if it you can.. it's worth the trip!
@gibadias1637
@gibadias1637 3 жыл бұрын
So glad to see this jewel house well restored for the future generations to see and appreciate... The beauty of true art!
@kathypratt5399
@kathypratt5399 3 жыл бұрын
thank you for the great tour, always wanted to see the house. Grandfather took me by in the 60's before it was open to the public. My family has been in Maine since early 1700 if not before, i think before. We are all from the Winthrop area. grandpa had a potato farm and worked on the railroad, he retired in about 1965 or so. Long time residents of Maine.
@janetchaffin8944
@janetchaffin8944 3 жыл бұрын
I love the history of this beautiful home and that you are breathing new life into this historical treasure.
@patriciaives4279
@patriciaives4279 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tour. This gentleman explains the history of this home beautifully. Definitely on my bucket list.
@janetcarbone4213
@janetcarbone4213 3 жыл бұрын
I’m no historical academician by any means but this is truly truly extraordinary. Thank you for sharing!
@silvergirl7810
@silvergirl7810 2 жыл бұрын
This is TRULY incredible! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this! I’m just blown away! Thank you!
@dianakidd5688
@dianakidd5688 3 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous video tour! I own an 1889 Victorian home (in California) and am enthralled with the magnificence of the Victorian Museum/home you shared.
@Crystalballer21
@Crystalballer21 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe this beautiful piece of history was almost demolished for a gas station!! This is such a great video, thank you
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal
@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal 3 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful tour. I love seeing these old buildings and hearing the storied pasts they hold!
@michaelbergstein9343
@michaelbergstein9343 3 жыл бұрын
A stunning home and superbly informative narration by Executive Director Thomas Johnson. His expertise, enthusiasm, and reverence regarding his stewardship of this important and unique American landmark home will help ensure that it continues to educate and impress visitors well into the future. Our American heritage is worth honoring and preserving indeed.
@janicebrowningaquino792
@janicebrowningaquino792 3 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@scruffy281
@scruffy281 2 жыл бұрын
Thank You very much Michael Bergstein for providing the name of our guide.. Mr. Johnsons name should be included in description. He is an excellent guide!
@ShyDog827
@ShyDog827 3 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous piece of architectural history . I was amazed at the beautiful craftsmanship in each room . So glad it is being beautifully restored.
@susanbrogan2517
@susanbrogan2517 3 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to have been there watching these victorian houses getting built. It's a true art form.
@sourclam904
@sourclam904 9 ай бұрын
I'm impressed with the house and with Mr. Toms vocabulary and descriptors of the house he used. This was a fascinating tour. Thank you!
@libertywest5835
@libertywest5835 3 жыл бұрын
Been a while since I've visited - can not wait untill it opens again !💕 Thank you !
@jerrifancher5191
@jerrifancher5191 3 жыл бұрын
The home is incredible...the story even more so...leaving much to the imagination. Thank you.
@robyncarter5135
@robyncarter5135 3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the tour and lecture. I just wish they’d used photographic equipment that allowed for better close-ups. It was kinda like trying to see things up close without your glasses on.
@elginoctave
@elginoctave 3 жыл бұрын
Plus there was so much excessive motion of the camera, that I was lightly sea sick by the end of this otherwise fabulous video....
@50Street21
@50Street21 3 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing tour. Great encapsulation of the home's unique qualities/architecture along with the history of the estate. Ninety per cent is an admirable amount when considering the original furnishings as part of the collection. That is very rare nowadays when it comes to preserving historical residences. Thanks so very much! Cheers, Darryl
@jessicanelson9545
@jessicanelson9545 3 жыл бұрын
I love mansion tours, and you give a most fantastic one! It is a really authentic house. what a delicious gem, and a really great house to tour. Thank you!
@MJAMES1021
@MJAMES1021 3 жыл бұрын
I love history. I love seeing old homes preserved.
@aliceputt3133
@aliceputt3133 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely great tour of a priceless gorgeous house. Thank you!
@maggie4184
@maggie4184 2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic snapshot in time!! Love it
@johnsoran701
@johnsoran701 3 жыл бұрын
WOW. What a fantastic home Thanks for the tour
@foots-qt4pk
@foots-qt4pk 3 жыл бұрын
I live next door! You should see it all decked at Christmas! Maybe they can make a video to share next year??
@elisecooper1942
@elisecooper1942 3 жыл бұрын
you so lucky to live so close to a beautiful piece of architectural history.
@foots-qt4pk
@foots-qt4pk 3 жыл бұрын
@@elisecooper1942 The mirror they have covered for room renovations is a diamond dust backed mirror, a process where silver was melted and used to cover the backside of a piece of glass. ... In this process the mercury evaporated leaving the silver. So gorgeous! Here is a pic! encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2aG1v21D62ZScG3Wk3TIlXdqBgjmae0xYJQ&usqp=CAU
@JessikaJay16
@JessikaJay16 3 жыл бұрын
@@foots-qt4pk omg I saw the Christmas photos online.. so stunning and breathtaking!
@foots-qt4pk
@foots-qt4pk 3 жыл бұрын
@@JessikaJay16 Every year they have a different decor done by local artisans. They each get a room to decorate so it is always a new experience!
@JessikaJay16
@JessikaJay16 3 жыл бұрын
@@foots-qt4pk wow! Awesome!! Hope it reopens soon so I can visit! 😍
@nunyabiznes4471
@nunyabiznes4471 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. It was so comprehensive! I loved it.
@MessHallProd
@MessHallProd 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! A Carriage stepping stone is still on the street.
@1028dianemarie
@1028dianemarie 3 жыл бұрын
Magnificent home and a fabulous presentation but this really should be re-filmed in high definition
@pamlamb892
@pamlamb892 3 жыл бұрын
Amazingly beautiful house. So very glad it has survived and is being restored. Wonderful detailed presentation and camera work. Thank you for sharing this with us.
@blancacarbajal815
@blancacarbajal815 3 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful home. Thanks for sharing blessings
@jaykqwanlevy4746
@jaykqwanlevy4746 2 жыл бұрын
I believe and thank the Lord GOD in heaven above for orchestrating the preservation of these gilded mansions organizations and chosen individuals to preserve and teach this generation of these wonderful mansions. May the Lord bless you and continue to teach and preserve this classic American Historic wonder thank You and God the restorations
@trivsingaraju5534
@trivsingaraju5534 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Your command over the language and the way you present... wonderful, Sir.
@lizzapaolia959
@lizzapaolia959 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, we cannot thank you enough for sharing this historical information. God bless 🙏
@e.starling141
@e.starling141 3 жыл бұрын
This house is amazing. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing! 😊
@eringoldsmith2677
@eringoldsmith2677 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We missed our annual trip to Maine this year. Definitely would love to visit the house in September 2021. Portland is a city we have not explored much of. Looking forward to new adventures 😊.
@albertabrandenburg5027
@albertabrandenburg5027 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing the history of the home and the people that live there. The home is very beautiful . I love every minute of this video.
@terpinator24
@terpinator24 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I watched the whole thing! What a wonderful tour 😍! Thank you!
@jennygrotemeyer9722
@jennygrotemeyer9722 2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this fantastic documentary. Well done Victoria House and a huge thank you sir for your excellent guided tour. I am so grateful everything is not being torn down or vandalized in our country.
@jennyknepper
@jennyknepper 3 жыл бұрын
This is really wonderfully done. You’ve got a great delivery style and you’ve hit all the interesting highlights that I enjoy seeing. Please do more videos!
@helen1962
@helen1962 3 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow! What a treasure, thank you for saving her!
@kenelliott8944
@kenelliott8944 3 жыл бұрын
How absolutely wonderful lunch the house but the renovation project and how meticulous now thorough it's been in the fact that it's such a rare surviving relic of the past is just incredible I'm horribly impressed at everything that's being done and the house itself and would love to participate and restoring it with such an meticulous I it's wonderful to see something like that happening!!
@peek-a-boo7877
@peek-a-boo7877 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. This was lovely, but I can't help be disappointed that you didn't show us the kitchen. I love seeing old kitchens.
@TBaker-dx1vc
@TBaker-dx1vc 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!
@stevearnold8467
@stevearnold8467 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really enjoyed this video. I'll be watching it again.
@gregorylagerstam2488
@gregorylagerstam2488 3 жыл бұрын
AWESOME JOB!! What a treasure.
@deborahw6860
@deborahw6860 3 жыл бұрын
I Applaud you Ryan for the excellent job of Camera work in getting all the details not of just the large but of the small Graphics of the Designs and Details.. I just loved this Tour ..I sure hope there will be more to come !!!! Thank you Ryan
@tommeuserphddirectorunecea6882
@tommeuserphddirectorunecea6882 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive comment, Deborah. My name is Tom not Ryan, however. This video was a joy to make. We are lucky to have this amazing gem in Portland.
@janicebrowningaquino792
@janicebrowningaquino792 3 жыл бұрын
This was such an EXCELLENT experience! While my daughter was attending UNE Dental School I took a tour of this incredible house with my granddaughter’s school class. It was a wonderful tour for the children, but I wanted to know SO much more and to spend time perusing detail. Alas, that did not happen. One day, I hope to attend an event there during the holidays, or perhaps just take a tour with more time allotted as experienced here. As mentioned in the tour, the visual environment is so rich it is difficult to notice particulars in just one visit, or even during several years of restoration efforts. Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video, all who were involved. I would like to know where Olive went when she left the house. I don’t think that was mentioned. I share the opinion of the gentleman, he was likely spot on about the reasons she left the house ‘as is’ once her husband died. She did not appear remotely contented in the image shown, nothing like the painting.
@victoriamansion8510
@victoriamansion8510 3 жыл бұрын
When Olive sold the house, she moved to the Falmouth Hotel in downtown Portland.
@rmp9849
@rmp9849 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this tour/video. I would love to visit this mansion. The history is amazing. This gentleman is so knowledgeable and makes you feel the history.
@maggiemojica1057
@maggiemojica1057 3 жыл бұрын
The ceiling is amazing. You explain everything so well.
@lindakingshields1126
@lindakingshields1126 3 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT!!!😍THANK YOU!!!
@stephaniecoggins2949
@stephaniecoggins2949 3 жыл бұрын
TRUE Craftsman 💖
@kindnessworks71
@kindnessworks71 3 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this it is a beautiful beautiful home you are doing such a great job I really appreciate you for that well God bless and stay safe and thank you for showing us the very very top I also really loved your stories
@angelicagonzales3147
@angelicagonzales3147 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. Thank you!
@djdiscoworm
@djdiscoworm Жыл бұрын
Fantastic !!! Thank you very much !!!
@OldBearby
@OldBearby 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Very informative. I hope you release more videos Sir.
@chantaldesjardins7763
@chantaldesjardins7763 3 жыл бұрын
Thats a soul home with all the warmth dressed with good taste.
@sintonias
@sintonias 3 жыл бұрын
Bless conservationists like you. Thank you for your dedication.
@sofiadougherty6430
@sofiadougherty6430 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Very enjoyable tour.
@victorianhomejournal4043
@victorianhomejournal4043 3 жыл бұрын
You just gotta love these Italianate mansions. I took some ideas from this one for mine!
@elainemiller672
@elainemiller672 3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful presentation!
@susannacychan
@susannacychan 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this very detailed tour, especially during COVID. Amazing historical home, real palace quality!
@texas6060
@texas6060 3 жыл бұрын
Beauitful Home, Wonderfully Narrative. Unscripted an if it was Scripted He told it Beauitfully. Forgive my rustic back woods sayings but I absoutly Loved his way of telling us about the House and Passion he has for helping Restore the Place is fabulous. Thank you Sir for giving us this Wonderful tour.
@elaines5750
@elaines5750 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to visit this mansion some day!
@susanduval1393
@susanduval1393 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyes this, thank you
@graceandglory1948
@graceandglory1948 2 жыл бұрын
Well done! Very interesting. Thank you.
@edmccormack3418
@edmccormack3418 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic!!
@MzJust1girl
@MzJust1girl 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this video tour, Dr. Meuser. You are so very knowledgeable regarding the architecture & furnishings of the time. Also sympathetic to Olive's position in her marriage. I do wonder where the children slept as you said the home only has 2 bedrooms. Or did I misunderstand?
@chrisbeckstrom6182
@chrisbeckstrom6182 3 жыл бұрын
What a lovely tour, thank you!
@Zincink
@Zincink 3 жыл бұрын
This was great and informative. As an Artist I eat up all the details that you mentioned.
@narcisamngzz.371
@narcisamngzz.371 Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful haunted Manson,I love IT😉I d like so much to live here
@tracycraft2971
@tracycraft2971 3 жыл бұрын
Very well done Bravo!!
@reachforthestars99
@reachforthestars99 3 жыл бұрын
I love these videos.
@militzamadrid462
@militzamadrid462 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, thank you.
@MsterPete3
@MsterPete3 2 жыл бұрын
What a great video! Thanks!
@barbarajoseph5897
@barbarajoseph5897 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for saving the history!
@delores8383
@delores8383 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful tour, thank you
@jorgschwantje1239
@jorgschwantje1239 Жыл бұрын
It's such a phantastic video and narration. A bit sad that it'snot uploaded in better quality. The details sadly get lost a bit. But again: Great video!
@TheGoldensaddlebred
@TheGoldensaddlebred 3 жыл бұрын
Where's the rest of the video? Beautiful restoration, and our tour guide was very informative, and interesting. I hope the second video arrives soon.
@marcosgarcia2643
@marcosgarcia2643 3 жыл бұрын
Victorian houses are unique. No replica!
@danielgatchell871
@danielgatchell871 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent tour.
@christinemeleg4535
@christinemeleg4535 3 жыл бұрын
I stopped the video because of the poor quality of the video, the presenter Tom Johnson did a marvelous job that alone deserves better video quality.
@elginoctave
@elginoctave 3 жыл бұрын
I almost stopped watching, as I felt sea sick..... but I was compelled to watch it any way.....
@terrydaniel-qm9mh
@terrydaniel-qm9mh 9 ай бұрын
Great.... very enjoyable viewing thankyou.
@markmiddaugh9359
@markmiddaugh9359 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.
@firecracker3911
@firecracker3911 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Thanks
@alejandropercha
@alejandropercha Жыл бұрын
Me ha gustado mucho el video. Una edificación muy interesante y muy bien explicado en el tour de visita. Enhorabuena por la labor de preservación y recuperación que están haciendo. Soy un fan de la epica victoriana. Saludos desde España.
@fbortell5842
@fbortell5842 6 ай бұрын
My home city, I love this beautiful home, I now live in Cincinnati Ohio
@susan7038
@susan7038 3 жыл бұрын
Superb, thank you so much!
@joejanczak3014
@joejanczak3014 2 жыл бұрын
Very good and informative video!
@enemyofmyenemy6713
@enemyofmyenemy6713 3 жыл бұрын
when he's talking about the broken skylight the pillar to his right looks broken & glued back together
@ethereal1257
@ethereal1257 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the presentors expertise and knowledge throughout this tour. The camera work and lighting makes it feel like this was taken on an old vhs recorder. Should have had a professional film this.
@christina3056
@christina3056 3 ай бұрын
Wow, so interesting, excellent!
@Glesga_lassie
@Glesga_lassie 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a carpet from Glasgow (it's pronounced Glas-go, I'm Glaswegian 😊) wonderful tour
@mares3841
@mares3841 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@JacobafJelling
@JacobafJelling 3 жыл бұрын
fracking amazing windows. Greetings from Denmark
@ladykholder9925
@ladykholder9925 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool!🖤🖤🖤
@susandavis6477
@susandavis6477 3 жыл бұрын
I want more !!!
@DeborahSmith-je2vw
@DeborahSmith-je2vw Жыл бұрын
I learned all abt them in my feild trip to there today!!
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