Mansion Media Segments
The Executive Mansion continues to make headlines in news media throughout the Commonwealth! Stay up to date on Mansion Media by watching interviews, event videos and clips of what’s happening at Virginia’s home.
Richmond's Royal Family
Joan Tupponce's article in Richmond Family Magazine features the multi-generational family responsible for the care and hospitality of Virginia's home: The Towneses. The article tracks the Townes family's involvement at this historic home across decades, including insight into the innerworkings of their family dynamic at work and what it means to be a steward of Virginia's Executive Mansion. Read the article here!
Martin Townes
In this VCU News article, Joan Tupponce spotlights Deputy Butler, Mansion Historian and Virginia Commonwealth University alum Martin Townes, exploring his deep connection to Virginia's Executive Mansion and passion for preserving the past. Click here to read the feature!
Home Again with Bob Vila
Click here to view the first episode of this series in full screen.
Airing in 2001, building contractor and television handyman Bob Vila documented the 1999 renovation of the Executive Mansion in a 13-part series on his program Home Again with Bob Vila. The show follows Bob visiting the sites of homes and commercial buildings around the US during construction and restorations, walking viewers through the process.
From Mountaintop to Mansion
PHOTO BY MARGO WAGNER, TIMES-DISPATCH.
Monticello field trip inspired boy who's now first historian of Virginia’s Executive Mansion.
