Loller Academy

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Loller Academy in Hatboro. September 2012.
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Location424 S. York Rd., Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′16″N75°6′39″W / 40.17111°N 75.11083°W / 40.17111; -75.11083 Coordinates: 40°10′16″N75°6′39″W / 40.17111°N 75.11083°W / 40.17111; -75.11083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1811
NRHP reference No. 78002435 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1978

Loller Academy is a historic school building located at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The original section was built in 1811, and is a two-story, stucco building measuring 65 feet wide by 56 feet long. It has a hipped roof and 40 foot square cupola. The building has a later two-story, 24 feet by 72 feet rear addition. The building features a belfry with clock. It housed a school until 1960. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

It is now the Borough Hall of the Borough of Hatboro.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Lillian W.G. Hartung and Thomas R. Edmunds (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Loller Academy" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.