Earlham College Observatory


Earlham College Observatory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Earlham College Observatory, July 2011
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Location	National Rd., Earlham College campus, Richmond, Indiana
Coordinates	39°49′28″N 84°54′51″W / 39.82444°N 84.91417°W / 39.82444; -84.91417Coordinates: 39°49′28″N 84°54′51″W / 39.82444°N 84.91417°W / 39.82444; -84.91417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1861 (1861)
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	75000034^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 21, 1975

Earlham College Observatory is a historic observatory building located on the campus of Earlham College at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, brick building with a hipped roof. It consists of a 19-foot-square central section topped by a copper dome with a removable section, and flanked by 10-foot by 19-foot sections. Beneath the revolvable dome is a 6 ¹⁄₂-inch objective lens telescope located in the center of the main block.^[2]^:2-3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Thomas J. Reed (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Earlham College Observatory" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IND,89-RICH,2-, "Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN", 3 photos, 6 data pages

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