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 plays host to various community events, such as Ambler Symphony concerts; as well as an annual reenactment of the 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment. Tours of the interior of the building are available seasonally (April through October). Owners of Hope Lodge 1743 to 1770: Samuel Morris (1709-1770) 1770 to 1776: Joshua Morris 1776 to 1784: William and Mary West 1784 to 1832: Watmough Family 1832 to 1921: Wentz Family 1921 to 1922: Keasbey and Mattison Company 1922 to 1957: William and Alice Degn 1957 to Present: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission See also Clifton House 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 External links Historic Hope Lodge - Witness to America Hope Lodge at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) (Library of Congress) Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission "Through a Looking Glass: Colonial and Colonial Revival Hope Lodge" article from Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine Museums in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania American Revolutionary War sites Pennsylvania in the American Revolution Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic American Buildings Survey in Pennsylvania Historic house museums in Pennsylvania Houses in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1750 Pennsylvania state historical marker significations National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania