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Gore Place mansion, Waltham, MA, circa 1950

Subject
Residences
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1950 (Chrome)
Front of Gore Place mansion, Waltham, MA, circa 1950, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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Back of Gore Place mansion, Waltham, MA, circa 1950, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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Gore Place, the country estate of Governor Christopher Gore, stands on a broad sloping lawn in Waltham. The twenty-room brick mansion, built in 1805, has dark shutters, tall chimneys, and mature trees framing it under a clear blue sky. Per the back caption, it contains period furnishings and is open to visitors from April 15 to November 15.

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PublisherBromley & Company, Inc.
Gore Place, country estate of Governor Christo- pher Gore, a twenty-room mansion house built in 1805, containing magnificent period furnish- ings. Open from April 15 to November 15. Route 20, Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Postcard record

PublisherBromley & Company, Inc.
SeriesC9543
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedGore Place, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Place mentionedMike Roberts, Berkeley, CA
PublisherBromley & Company, Inc., Box 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
NotesWhite border; color photo postcard with no printed text on the front; the printed caption appears on the back. No postmark and no stamp — unused card. Chrome-era glossy divided back with white border; pencil "1.50" price written top right. Imprint: Natural Color by Mike Roberts (Berkeley 2, Calif.), published by Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston 16, Mass.; color photo by George F. Jeans (MA1174); series C9543.

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Gore Place mansion, Waltham, MA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gore-place-mansion-waltham-ma-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.