The best way to learn about historic houses is to look at them closely, and the most fun way to look at them closely is to do a puzzle showing a wonderful historic house! So, we made a unique and interesting collection of Historic House Puzzles for you to enjoy!
I will be speaking about “The Final Flourish – Victoria Mansion’s Missing Window Treatments” at the organization’s Annual Meeting this week, so I thought I’d feature their great house for this week’s puzzle. The Victoria Mansion (Morse-Libby Mansion) in Portland, ME is one of America’s great 19th century museum houses.
The Italianate style house designed by architect Henry Austin was built between 1858 and 1860 and contains the only surviving intact interior by Gustave Herter, the leading American decorator of the period. More than 90% of the original finishes and furnishings remain in the house.
A museum since the 1940s, its on-going restoration merits visiting regularly to see the progress. The house opens for the season May 1st. Find more info on their website: victoriamansion.org Restoration methods used by museums are among the approaches included in “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.”
Click on the dashed box at the top-right in the puzzle box below to open the puzzle to full screen. In the top left, you can change the number of pieces (100 pieces is the default), toggle piece rotation, and change the background color. Then hit “OK” and have fun!