Massachusetts History (Wayne Andrews)

Massachusetts History, vintage silver print glossy 8 x 10 inch fiber photograph depicting the "Gore House; Waltham, Mass. / Living Room / 1804." Credited to Wayne Andrews.

Gore Place is a historic country house, now a museum, located at 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Massachusetts. 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.

Andrews, a renowned architectural historian and photographer, published extensively on the architectural and social history of the United States, illustrating his publications with his own photographs. He also traveled widely and photographed architecture throughout Europe – including Scandinavia and Russia – as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

Printed in the second half of the 20th century as part of the American Heritage Publishing Archive.

Verso bears original filing notations and/or credit stamping. In very good condition.

Provenance: From the American Heritage Publishing Archives.