National Historic Landmark · Waltham, Massachusetts

Gore Place

Built 1806. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Gore Place
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address52 Gore St., Waltham, MA
CountyMiddlesex County
ListedDec 30, 1970
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asGovernor Christopher Gore Mansion
Reference number70000542
Built1806 · more from the 1800s
StyleFederal architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address52 Gore St., Waltham, MA
Coordinates42.3722° N, 71.2114° W · Directions ↗
Also in Waltham109 listed places in Waltham → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Gore Place listed on the National Register?

Dec 30, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Gore Place built?

1806, in the Federal architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Gore Place?

52 Gore St., Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Gore Place?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000542. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.