Hope Lodge
- 1776 to 1782 Known As: Whitemarsh Farms or Whitemarsh Estate
- Address: 553 Bethlehem Pike
- Vicinity: S of I-276
- Hours: 3rd Sunday of each month May through October
- Phone: 215-646-1595
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1748/00/00 | Edmund Woolley | Master Builder | Hope Lodge is built between 1743 and 1748 for Samuel Morris, a prosperous Quaker entrepreneur. Edmund Woolley, architect of Independence Hall, may have offered advice in building the Lodge. | |||
| 1777/11/00 | Continental Army | Camp | Whitemarsh Encampment - Continental Army camps for six weeks in the fields near Whitemarsh Estate (now Hope Lodge). Surgeon General John Cochran uses the house as his headquarters. | |||
| 1777/11/00 | John Cochran (physician) | American Surgeon General | Whitemarsh Encampment - Continental Army camps for six weeks in the fields near Whitemarsh Estate (now Hope Lodge). Surgeon General John Cochran uses the house as his headquarters. |
| Particulars for Hope Lodge: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Owner | State |
| Activity | |
|---|---|
| Activity Category | Tour |
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