Mount Hope Estate | |
 Mount Hope Estate is a Federal-style house with significant Victorian additions. | |
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| Location | Rapho Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°13′37″N 76°25′47″W / 40.22694°N 76.42972°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1805, 1895[2] |
| Architectural style | Federal, Late Victorian[1] |
| Visitation | 250,000 (Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire only)[3] (2007) |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003530,[1] 91001146[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1980, boundary increase in 1991[1] |
Mount Hope Estate is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Rapho and Penn Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The original estate was the center of operations of the Grubb Family Iron Dynasty during the 19th century and included over 2,500 acres (1,000 ha), a charcoal iron furnace, a grist mill, housing for employees and tenants, plus supporting structures such as a post office, a general store, a railroad station, a school and a church. The existing mansion and grounds remain from what was once a thriving industrial headquarters complex and small village.[4]
The mansion itself was originally constructed as a Federal-style[note 1] home by the prominent family of iron masters; an 1895 remodeling transformed the structure with the addition of Victorian features.[note 1] The mansion is constructed of locally quarried red sandstone, as are the outbuildings, which at one time numbered nearly 30. The grounds is also notable for its pre-1840 American formal garden, of which there are very few surviving.[2] The estate currently hosts the Mount Hope Estate and Winery, the Swashbuckler Brewing Company, the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, and other events held throughout the year (see below).
- ^ a b c d e f "National Register of Historic Places: PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County". NRHP. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form" (PDF). PHMC and PDT. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- ^ De Groot, Jerome (2008). Consuming History. New York, NY: Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-415-39945-6.
- ^ Loy C. Awkerman, VMD (April 27, 1972). Scenes of Today. Stiegel News.
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