Designed with the assistance of French architect Joseph-Guillaume Legrand and probably also influenced by the works of English architect Sir John Soane, the house that was built upon their return to the United States in 1804 (now known as Gore Place) is one of the finest extant examples of Federalist architecture.
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The textile mill, however, was a success, and Gore invested in the Merrimack Manufacturing Company.
Christopher Gore (1758 – 1827) was a Massachusetts lawyer, banker, statesman, and Federalist politician.
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The mansion was built in 1806 as a summer home for Massachusetts lawyer and politician Christopher Gore.
Al Gore | Christopher Columbus | Christopher Walken | Christopher Lee | Christopher Wren | Christopher Plummer | Gore Vidal | Christopher Reeve | Christopher Lloyd | Christopher Lambert | Christopher Kasparek | Christopher Hogwood | Christopher Marlowe | Christopher Hitchens | Christopher Guest | Christopher | Gore-Tex | Gore | Christopher Tolkien | Christopher Isherwood | Martin Gore | John Christopher | Christopher Fry | Christopher Alexander | Lesley Gore | Christopher Kane | Christopher Hatton | Christopher Banks | Gore, New Zealand | Dennis Christopher |
Numerous tenants have occupied various parts of the house through the years, including Samuel Dexter, Christopher Gore, John Jeffries, Harrison Gray Otis, Anna Ticknor's Society to Encourage Studies at Home, and temporarily in 1824, Lafayette.
The play is set in the summer of 1878 in the mythical village of Ballybeg, County Donegal, at the house ("The Lodge") of Christopher Gore, his son David, and their housekeeper Margaret.