Victorian Mount Hope Mansion served as the summer residence of five generations of the Lancaster County Grubb family - wealthy early American iron masters. The Mansion and surrounding gardens have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Government.

Architecturally, the evolutionary incorporation of important structural adornments dating back to the original 1800 structure are highlighted as well as the many style and period changes incorporated throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Peter Grubb owned the nearby Cornwall Iron Furnace, now a state museum, only six miles from Mount Hope. He established an iron furnace at Mount Hope in 1784. His son, Henry Bates Grubb (1774-1823) built the Federal period Mansion in 1800 and laid out the formal gardens that surround the Mansion today. His son, Clement Bate Grubb (1815-1889) managed Mount Hope from 1836 through 1845 and later purchased the property from the estate of his brother Alfred in 1885. Miss Daisy Elizabeth Brooke Grubb, Clement's daughter, was the last of the Grubbs to live at Mt. Hope. It was she who enlarged and remodeled the Mansion in 1895, "Victorianizing" the home while still preserving the most important elements of the earier Federal structure.

After the death of Daisy Grubb, Mount Hope was subdivided and sold from the Grubb family. It passed through several owners until 1979 when it was purchased by Chuck Romito, father of the Pennsylvania Renaisance Faire.

Extensive renovations to the home were undertaken and continue today, all with an eye and an ear for entertainment and culture. Vineyards were planted and wine production commenced in Spring of 1980. Because of the growth of the Faire wine production was moved to Erie county in 1989.

Throughout the year, the Mansion can be rented for private parties as well as for civic organizational outings, weddings and other events.

Set on 35 spectacular acres dotted with 100's of Tudor structures and 13 stages, including a three story replica of the Shakespeare's Globe Theater, the Faire features over 90 stage shows, including a Human Chess Match and the Ultimate Joust that unfolds in the largest jousting amphitheater outside of Europe. With non-stop interaction from the 100's of members of the cast, guests are transported back to 16th century England, to a time of romance, chivalry, music, mystery, and unending merriment.