Hope Lodge Timeline

  • 1743-1748 - House built by Samuel Morris, called Whitemarsh Estate.
  • 1748-1770 - Samuel Morris
  • 1770-1776 - Morris' brother Joshua inherits ownership (no indication he lived here).
  • 1776-1782 - William West
  • 1782-1832 - Purchased by Henry Hope as a wedding gift and renamed Hope Lodge.
  • 1832-1921 - The Wentz family
  • 1921 - Keasbey and Mattison, planned on demolishing the house to extend a nearby quarry.
  • 1922-1953 - William and Alice Degn 
  • 1953-1957 - Hope Lodge Foundation
  • 1957-present - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania