Historic Hope Lodge
A Georgian mansion built between 1743 and 1748 by Quaker entrepreneur Samuel Morris, possibly with advice from Edmund Woolley, the architect of Independence Hall. Washington's Continental Army camped in the Whitemarsh Hills from November 2 to December 11, 1777; guided tours run most Sundays, April through October.
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Guided Mansion Tours at Hope Lodge
September tours run to five rather than four. Film first, then guided walks at one and two thirty through the Whitemarsh house Washington's officers used in 1777.
Guided Mansion Tours at Hope Lodge
Sunday tours at one and two thirty, with a short film before you walk. Eight dollars adults, five seniors and youth, Friends members free.
Guided Mansion Tours
Final September Sunday for guided mansion tours, at 1:00 and 2:30. Film first, then a walk through the house Washington's officers used in 1777.
Guided Mansion Tours
Two tour slots, 1:00 and 2:30, through the Georgian house on Bethlehem Pike, with a short film first. Eight dollars for adults, five for seniors and for kids six to seventeen. Cash, check or PayPal.
Guided Mansion Tours
Sunday afternoons at Hope Lodge run on the same pattern: a short film, then guided tours at 1:00 and 2:30, with the site closing at four. Eight dollars for adults, cash or check at the door.
Guided Mansion Tours
The last Sunday tour posted on Hope Lodge's autumn calendar before the Halloween and Christmas programs take over. Film, then guided walks at 1:00 and 2:30. Group tours can be arranged by email with notice.
Halloween Lantern Tours
The 1740s house on Bethlehem Pike after dark, walked by lantern light with a spooky turn to it. Reservations are required and admission is charged, so sort tickets well before Halloween week.
1777 Whitemarsh Encampment
Continental and British reenactors camp on the Hope Lodge grounds to mark the weeks in 1777 when Washington's army sat in the Whitemarsh hills. Six hours of living history. The schedule goes up closer to the date.
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