Hope Lodge (Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania)
Hope Lodge | |
Location | Fort Washington, Pennsylvania |
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Built | 1750 |
Architect | Edmund Woolley |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 72001141[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1972 |
Designated PHMC | February 16, 1966[2] |
Hope Lodge is a historic building located at 553 South
History
Originally named "Whitemarsh Estate," Hope Lodge is a
Hope Lodge is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Mather Mill is no longer part of the Hope Lodge property. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania transferred ownership to a private owner in 2021.[6]
Hope Lodge today
Hope Lodge was operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as a museum and historic site. On November 20, 2009, the site was closed due to state budget constraints which reduced the agency's budget by 43%. This reduction resulted in mass layoff of PHMC employees, and the closure or reduction in hours and/or services at many PHMC-operated sites throughout the state of Pennsylvania. The site is now operated by the non-profit Friends of Hope Lodge who run daily operations at the site under a management agreement with the PHMC.
The Friends of Hope Lodge plays host to various community events, such as
Owners of Hope Lodge
- 1743 to 1770: Samuel Morris (1709-1770)[8]
- 1770 to 1776: Joshua Morris
- 1776 to 1784: William and Mary West[9]
- 1784 to 1832: Watmough Family[9]
- 1832 to 1921: Wentz Family[9]
- 1921 to 1922: Keasbey and Mattison Company[9]
- 1922 to 1957: William and Alice Degn[9]
- 1957 to Present: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
See also
Further reading
- H.D. Eberlein and H.M. Lippincott, The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its Neighbourhood, J.B. Lippincott Co., Phila. and London, 1912.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 509.
- ^ "Hope Lodge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 1971. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State (1st ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 508.
- ^ "Mather Mill (Farmar's Mill)". Hope Lodge. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Tour Historic Hope Lodge". Hope Lodge. The Friends of Hope Lodge. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Hope Lodge". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780811724715. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
External links
- Historic Hope Lodge - Witness to America
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-18, "Hope Lodge, Bethlehem and Skippack Pikes, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, PA", 6 photos, 13 measured drawings, 2 data pages
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- "Through a Looking Glass: Colonial and Colonial Revival Hope Lodge" article from Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine