The Unwilling Architects Initiative: Interpreting Untold Stories in a Small Historic House Museum

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In person program; Recorded January 26, 2023 - Built between 1858-1860, Victoria Mansion is a National Historic Landmark in Portland, ME, known widely for its architecture and stunning intact interiors. The question of who "built" Victoria Mansion tends to surface the same few names: Henry Austin, the architect, Gustave Herter and Giuseppe Guidicini, the interior designers, and Ruggles and Olive Morse, who commissioned the house and its contents. Ruggles Morse amassed a fortune as a proprietor of luxury hotels, in part at the expense of enslaved labor in New Orleans. Ongoing research has led Mansion staff to discover more than two dozen enslaved Black and mixed-race individuals who had been purchased and/or sold by the Morses. In 2021, Victoria Mansion launched the Unwilling Architects Initiative, through which staff endeavors to learn more about and interpret the lives of the individuals who were impacted by the Morses' decisions and who unwillingly assisted in underwriting the construction of this palatial Portland mansion. Victoria Mansion staff member Brittany Cook and the initiative's DEI consultant Anisa Khadraoui came to MHS for a discussion about their research into histories that occurred offsite, placing the mansion in the greater context of the United States in the 19th century, faithfully interpreting narratives for historically underrepresented and excluded populations, and how new research impacts and informs the everyday interpretation at a small historic house museum. Funding for The Unwilling Architects Initiative has been provided by The Maine Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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