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Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN
Summary
Significance: Earlham Observatory, erected 1861, is a plain, strictly utilitarian building, specifically designed to house a telescope. The scope was built in 1856 by R.B. Rutherford, pioneer American astronomer. While the structure has no outstanding architectural features other than the copper sheathed dome and the instruments, the only other observatory comparable to Earlham's in the Midwest is owned by Western Reserve University in Hudson, Ohio, dating from the 1830's. The Earlham Observatory represents an historical scientific site which is associated with a distinctive educational institution.
Survey number: HABS IN-113
Building/structure dates: ca. 1861 Initial Construction
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Rutherford, R B
Location
Richmond (Ind.), 39.82369, -84.93544
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
