Eichelberger High School
Also known as: Eichelberg Academy
Why it's listed
Built in 1896 as Eichelberg Academy, a private school funded by railroad businessman Abdiel Wirt Eichelberger, this brick building in Hanover was donated to the public schools around 1900 for a $1 sale price on condition it remain used for public education. It served as the borough high school, then as a grammar school, and was remodeled in 1931-32 by Harrisburg architects Hasness & Albright, who kept the Georgian Revival style while enlarging it with flanking wings, hyphens and a central pavilion. The design includes a six-column Ionic portico on the south facade, a wooden cupola, Palladian windows, and limestone detailing. It is regarded as the largest and most elaborate Georgian Revival school in the Hanover area. The building served as a high school until 1964 and as a junior high until 1991, when it was abandoned.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is locally significant for its role in providing education, first privately and then publicly, to Hanover Borough children. It is also presented as an outstanding example of Georgian Revival institutional architecture in the Hanover area, with symmetrical massing, classical porticoes, and Flemish bond brickwork.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000517, listed April 27, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 195 Stock St., Hanover |
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| County | York County |
| Listed | April 27, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000517 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1896-1944 |
| Architect / builder | Hasness & Albright (Expansion); Dempwolf, Reinhardt |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Education |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Abandoned by the school board in 1991 after being replaced by a new facility; the property was purchased in 1993 and plans for professional office use were under review for tax certification. |
| Acreage | 4 |
| Within district | Hanover Historic District |
| Coordinates | 39.80589, -76.98612 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000517.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5348716
- This listing as JSON
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