Mount Hope Estate is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Rapho and Penn Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

[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.

John's youngest son Peter Grubb came to the local area about 1734, when he discovered the vast iron deposits in Lebanon County and purchased 300 acres (120 ha).

[6] The Grubbs were locally prominent by at least 1784, and from 1840 to 1870 were the leading iron manufacturers in Pennsylvania, with Mount Hope Estate serving as the center of their operations.

At the Grubb family's height in the mid-to-late 19th century, the estate included a charcoal furnace, mill workers' houses, Mount Hope Episcopal Church (also called Hope Church, and "principally erected for the Grubb family"),[5] the mansion, many stone outbuildings, and large formal gardens.

After Daisy's death, the property was subdivided and passed through numerous owners until Charles Romito purchased the mansion and immediately surrounding land for $1 million in 1980 to open a winery.

Originally constructed in the Federal style for Henry Bates Grubb between 1800 and 1805, Mount Hope Estate was the most formal ironmaster's mansion built in the area between 1750 and 1850.

[note 1] The south-facing two-story facade, made of locally cut red sandstone, remains substantially unchanged from the original 1800–05 construction.

Nearly all the woodwork and decoration in this area dates to the 1800–05 period, with the exception of several balusters and newel posts on the spiral staircase, which were Victorian replacements.

[5] Some of the buildings, like Hope Church,[5] are on property that was given away or subdivided over the years, and today, only four remain on the estate, all located to the north (rear) and northeast of the mansion.

East of the smokehouse, a 11⁄2-story building with a three bay facade and a gabled roof was used as a post office in the late 19th century, and may have served as a schoolhouse originally.

"[2] The Swashbuckler Brewing Company, founded by Mount Hope Estate & Winery's Managing Partner, Scott Bowser, began production in 2000 on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire with an annual capacity of 1,200 barrels.

In late 2016, Mount Hope began repurposes an existing barn located approximately 300 feet from the current Wine Shop and parallel to the Swashbuckler Brewery into a new winery facilities.

A 2000 square foot refrigeration unit, easily accessible with a fork lift, provides an area for cold stabilizing of the winery products.

[3] Featuring a recreation of a 16th-century Tudor village, a replica of the Globe Theatre, Shakespearean plays, musical acts, and artisans fashioning period items such as pottery and potpourri.

The Highland Games are officially sanctioned by the Mid-Atlantic Scottish Athletics Association,[17] and include standard events such as caber tossing and hammer throwing.