 It was taken over and repaired in the 1960s by the Shackamaxon Society, a local civic group.The Cliffs house was vandalized in the 1970s and 1980s, possibly due to publicity that the Fairmount Park Commission allowed city officials to live in the park's 45 historic houses rent-free.As a result of the news stories, the Park Commission decided to charge rent, but renters could not be found for some of the houses.