Boswell Observatory, Doane College, Crete, Saline County, NE

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Boswell Observatory, constructed in 1883-84, was the second building to be built on the Doane College campus in Crete, Nebraska. It is a small building which was built to house Doane's astronomy and weather science programs. The observatory originally consisted of four rooms: the clock room, the transit room, the scope room, and an office that was intended to be used for a second transit. An addition was erected in 1892 to house a classroom and equipment for the Nebraska Weather Service.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N155
Survey number: HABS NE-44
Building/structure dates: ca. 1883- 1884 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1892 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000836