The Farm at Gore Place
The fifty-acre working farm at Gore Place is a glimpse of rural life in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. It helps tell the stories of the Gores, the people who worked here, and the land itself.
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The farm at Gore Place is living history. A rare rural landscape just outside Boston, Gore Place has animals, crops, and buildings of a nineteenth-century gentleman’s farm, and carries on the Gores’ commitment to agriculture and land stewardship. We invite you to walk along our trails—which are open to the public—to see our fields, farm animals, and wildlife. Whether you’re interested in the farm, its history, or looking for a relaxing place to walk, Gore Place has something for everyone: tours, trails, and experiential programs for all ages.
“My Farm at Waltham”
Many have farmed here over the last few centuries, but none have left as deep an impact on the landscape as Christopher and Rebecca Gore. Inspired by prominent British agriculturists whom Christopher had visited while in Europe as a diplomat, the Gores returned to Waltham in 1804 and began improving on an estate that boasted vegetable and flower gardens, a greenhouse for horticultural experimentation, and a large farm using the latest agricultural tools and methods. With hundreds of acres of pasture and cultivated fields, herds of animals, and teams of paid workers brought in each growing season, the Gores’ “farm at Waltham” was not only a visual marvel but a working farm, and it remains so today.
