Gore Place (Site Name Keyword)
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Excavations and ground penetrating radar at Gore Place in Waltham, Massachusetts, examined the original 1793 carriage house site, the 1806 greenhouse, and the greenhouse/carriage house well, all associated with Christopher and Rebecca Gore. The carriage house was moved in 1968, and its cellar was filled at that time. Mechanical removal of the fill in a portion of the carriage house cellar revealed that the lower portion of at least the rear (north) foundation wall is well preserved along with...
Final Report on the Archaeological Site Examination of the Robert Murray Farmhouse Complex on the Gore Place Society Property, Waltham and Watertown, Massachuesetts (2007)
The Gore Place Society that owns and manages Gore Place, the 1805-1806 estate of Massachusetts state governor and United States senator, Christopher Gore, is preparing to sell 31.11 acres of its property south of Grove Street in Waltham and Watertown, MA. The Massachusetts Historical Commission holds a preservation restriction on the property and recommended a cultural resource evaluation to identify potentially significant cultural resources prior to the land sale. A portion of this land was...
Report on the Archaeological Site Examination of the Cistern Room, Furnace Room and Blower Unit Locations in the Mansion House Cellar at Gore Place, Waltham, Massachusetts (2011)
A landscape and structural restoration plan for the 45-acre historic estate of Massachusetts governor and United States senator, Christopher Gore and his wife Rebecca, recommended archaeological investigations to identify the location, character and integrity of Gore-period features that could potentially be included in restoration efforts. Recommendations included investigation of the mansion’s extensive cellar in an effort to document Gore-period features, better understand the functioning of...
Report on the Archaeological Site Examination of the Entrance Drive, Carriage House, Greenhouse, Vegetable Garden, Flower Garden, and Grapery at Gore Place (2006)
A landscape restoration plan for the 45-acre Gore Place property in Waltham and Watertown, MA, calls for restoration of grounds, gardens and structures to depict and interpret the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century occupation of Massachusetts governor and United States senator, Christopher Gore, and his wife, Rebecca. The restoration plan includes archaeological investigation to help identify the location and integrity of six historically documented features on the Gore Place grounds....