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Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA

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Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire County, MA

description

Summary

Significance: The observatory was the first building erected by the college exclusively for scientific pursuits.
Survey number: HABS MA-1233
Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1855 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1857 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1934 Subsequent Work

date_range

Date

1934 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Sykes, Henry A

place

Location

amherst, 42.36689, -72.53249

Google Map of 42.3668877, -72.5324878

create

Source

Library of Congress

link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/

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Copyright info

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