{"nrhp_refnum":"78002435","name":"Loller Academy","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"424 S. York Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hatboro","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.17135832100007,"lon":-75.11036471199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stucco academy building in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, built in 1811 with a hipped roof, a 40-foot square cupola and a belfry tower clock. A two-story rear addition of about 1920 extends the original section.","why_significant":"The academy was built under the will of Robert Loller to provide a school and a center for lectures and public gatherings, and it served as a school until 1960. The nomination argues its educational contribution to the local community is significant. It also holds the tower clock made by Isaiah Lukens, a local clockmaker, which is still in running order.","narrative":"Built in 1811 in Hatboro under the will of Robert Loller, a Colonel of the Pennsylvania Militia and an Associate Judge of the Montgomery County Court, this two-story stucco academy has a hipped roof, a 40-foot square cupola and a central frontpiece with a pediment. Loller's bequest funded a building for an academy or seminary, and the school was incorporated in 1812 as a private institution. It became a combined public and private school in 1848, a public school in 1873, and it operated as a school until 1960. Its lecture hall drew visitors by carriage and horseback from distant towns, including Doylestown, to hear speakers such as Lucretia Mott. The belfry clock was made by Isaiah Lukens, a noted local clockmaker active from 1800 to 1836, and it was his first tower clock. The building is regarded for its educational role in the community and for the survival of this clock.","period_of_significance":"1811","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Good condition, altered; a campaign to preserve the structure was raised by local citizens.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.19209-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002435.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002435/1e7ec0615f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002435/1e7ec0615f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loller_Academy,_Hatboro_PA_01.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loller_Academy,_Hatboro_PA_01.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995835","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loller_Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6668940"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/loller-academy-78002435/"}