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Tour the Glorious Gore Place Mansion: Historic Home Preserved

Gore Place, Between Richgrain and Lawndale (52 Gore Street Waltham, MA 02453)
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Full Price:
$12.00
Our Price:
$6.00*
Discover what it was like to live way back in the 1800s on a tour of this beautiful Waltham estate, considered by historians to be the most significant Federal mansion in New England. A guide will lead visitors through the historic home, once owned by 1809 Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher Gore and his wife Rebecca Amory Payne Gore, and now restored to all its 19th-century glory. Guests will see the the grand circular staircase, the marble-floored Great Hall, the Office, the Library and Parlors along with the second-floor Guest and Master Chambers, Gentleman's Sitting Room, the Billiard Room and Servant's Quarters. It's a fascinating look back at the very beginnings of our nation.

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All offers for Tour the Gore Mansion have expired.

The last date listed for Tour the Gore Mansion was Good Any Date Through December 31, 2012.

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Gore Place Evening Tours: Explore Waltham's Historic Mansion

Full Price:
$15.00
Our Price:
$7.50

Tour Waltham's beautiful Governor Gore mansion, sometimes called the "Monticello of the North" and generally considered the most architecturally significant Federal period mansion in New England. These tours of the 1806 mansion, built for 7th Massachusetts Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher Gore and his wife Rebecca Amory Payne Gore, provide fascinating historic insight into the life and practices of the era. Please see the event description for more details on these themed events, which cover subjects like the daily working lives of early Americans and how everyday activities were conducted before the advent of electricity. Learn More

Gore Place
Between Richgrain and Lawndale,
52 Gore Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Website
781-894-2798
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http://www.goreplace.org

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Please note, the mansion is not air-conditioned. Dress for the weather.

About the Ticket Supplier: Gore Place

Gore Place Society's mission is to preserve and promote the 1806 estate of Christopher and Rebecca Gore as a unique educational resource to inspire an appreciation of early 19th century America.