Gore Place
Gore Place is a historic country house, now a museum, located at 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by the nonprofit Gore Place Society. The 45-acre (180,000 m2) estate is open to the public daily without charge; an admission fee is charged for house tours. A number of special events are held throughout the year including an annual sheepshearing festival and a summer concert series.
Gore Place | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
The main house | |
| Location | Waltham, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°22′20″N 71°12′41″W |
| Built | 1804–1806 |
| Architect | Jacques-Guillaume Legrand; Rebecca Gore |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000542 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | December 30, 1970 |
The mansion was built in 1806 as a summer home for Massachusetts lawyer and politician Christopher Gore. In this house the Gores entertained various notables including the Marquis de Lafayette, Daniel Webster, and James Monroe. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 in recognition of its architectural significance as a large-scale Federal style country house, and for its well-preserved domestic staff quarters, which illustrate the changing role of domestic labor over time.