The Belle

dinner at The Belle! We loved our summer dinner series- more to come soon🍴

Victorian Belle from above!

Electric Spaghetti Neon is Nigel Barnes and wife Jen Casebolt. ES offers custom design and fabrication services for all types of neon
and hand-painted signage.

They offer detailed restoration and repair of vintage and antique items, specializing in illuminated signage. Nigel and Jen have over 20 years of experience in the field of restoration. They can design and fabricate neon signs of any size or style, from a simple classic window-hanger sign for a small business, to a large outdoor pole sign, to a brand-new sign with elaborately aged paint and real patina that
looks like it was made 90 years ago and that is made exactly like it would have been done in 1930. ES draws upon the classic design styles
of the 20 th century to create new designs, including Art Deco/Streamline, Mid-Century/Googie, and vernacular roadside signage.

We were lucky to get to work with Electric Spaghetti! .spaghetti.neon

Bring your mat for free community yoga with Firelight Yoga Studio this summer at the Victorian Belle!

Tuesdays June 11th & 25th; July 16th & 30th; and August 13th & 27th.
9:00 to 10:00 AM

July 26th - Brewer's Dinner with Gigantic Brewing

Featuring a 5-course menu from our Chef Jorge Castillo Quintal with beer pairings from Gigantic Brewing Company!

Tickets are $62 including gratuity.

Menu details and tickets available!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brewers-dinner-at-the-victorian-belle-tickets-932065802907?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us on June 28th at 6:30 for a historical tour of the Victorian Belle mansion! You’ll learn about historical moments and the incredible cast of characters who lived on the property. From the owners and artisans to the family who listed the Belle on the National Register of Historic Places, these fascinating families played an incredible role in the Kenton Neighborhood, Portland and the Willamette Valley!

Advanced tix on our website for $10 or at the door for $25.
Victorianbelle.com/shows-events/

6:30 to 6:40 Bubbles & Bevs available for purchase
6:40 to 7:30 Guided tour
7:30 to 8:00 Explore the mansion and grounds

amazing event lastnight! Thanks to everyone who showed up ❤️

Enjoy afternoon Garden tea among the flower’s the Victorian Belle! 🫖🌹🌸

Join us June 15th and June 20th



https://victorianbelle.com/tea/

April brings Historical Fashion Teas to the Belle!

SUNDAY, APRIL 7th: The Victorian Belle is thrilled to welcome a delightful presentation of women’s fashion modeling styles from 1800 to 1960. The MC-led Fashion Show will be at the end of your tea service. After the show, the three floors of the mansion and grounds will be open for you to explore at your leisure.

Seatings at 1:30 & 4:00 pm

Reservations: (503) 298-6884

Women’s history month: Eliza Barchus

We are very lucky to have five original Eliza Barchus paintings at The Belle today!

In 1971, the Oregon legislature named Eliza Rosanna Lamb Barchus “The Oregon Artist.” The tribute marked fifty years of Barchus’s work, paintings of western mountains and water features that spread a romantic ideal of the West to the rest of the country.

The FIRST Bride at the Belle!
April 8th, 1896

Winifred Cole, the daughter of David and Amanda Cole who built the Belle in 1885, married E.T. Holgate at her parents home. The Oregonian Weekly reported that, “It was a pretty wedding ceremony, and heartily enjoyed by the relatives and friends present. The rooms were tastefully decorated with ferns, palms and flowers, and presented an attractive apprearance.

Mr. David Cole gave the bride away. After the ceremony the guests extended their congratulations to the newly wedded couple, and then the wedding supper, tasteful and abundant, was served”.

#1896