Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
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 w... More
Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN
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 astronom... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN
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 astronom... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Earlham College Observatory, National Road, Richmond, Wayne County, IN
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 astronom... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
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 w... More
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 w... More
Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino Coun...
Significance: Founded in 1894, by Bostonian Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, it is an important landmark in the history of astronomy. The observatory's unique historic structures stand as examples of changing tech... More
Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino Coun...
Significance: Founded in 1894, by Bostonian Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, it is an important landmark in the history of astronomy. The observatory's unique historic structures stand as examples of changing tech... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Fuertes Observatory, 209 Cradit Farm Drive, Ithaca, Tompkins County, N...
2011 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Entry Significance: Fuertes Astronomical Observatory, Located at Cornell University on a hill overlooking the North Shore of Beebe Lake, has provided many generations of student... More
Joyce Estate, Oberservatory, Chippewa National Forest Road 2144, 3 mil...
Significance: ... the Observatory the Joyce Family's name for their rustic, log-framed gazebo was built "in the early 1920s." A description of the Joyce Estate, published in 1922, noted that the grounds in... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Significance: A major American astronomical observatory since 1888, the Lick Observatory was built with a bequest of $700.00 left by James Lick (1796-1876), a real estate entrepreneur and mill owner. Since 188... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
University of Mississippi, Barnard Observatory, University Circle, Oxf...
Survey number: HABS MS-243 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 78001607
Old Naval Observatory, Twenty-Third & E Streets Northwest, Washington,...
Significance: One of the federal government's earliest and most important scientific ventures. First superintendent of the observatory, Matthew F. Maury, gained international fame for his oceanographic and ast... More
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
University of Alabama, Observatory, Stadium Drive & Fifth Street, Tusc...
Survey number: HABS AL-231 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction
University of Alabama, Observatory, Stadium Drive & Fifth Street, Tusc...
Survey number: HABS AL-231 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
Amherst College, Lawrence Observatory, Route 116, Amherst, Hampshire C...
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/struc... More
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Significance: A major American astronomical observatory since 1888, the Lick Observatory was built with a bequest of $700.00 left by James Lick (1796-1876), a real estate entrepreneur and mill owner. Since 188... More
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Significance: A major American astronomical observatory since 1888, the Lick Observatory was built with a bequest of $700.00 left by James Lick (1796-1876), a real estate entrepreneur and mill owner. Since 188... More
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 w... More
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 w... More
Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino Coun...
Significance: Founded in 1894, by Bostonian Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, it is an important landmark in the history of astronomy. The observatory's unique historic structures stand as examples of changing tech... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
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 w... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
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 w... More
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
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 w... More
Dartmouth College, Shattuck Observatory, Hanover, Grafton County, NH
Significance: This building, one of the earlier buildings at Dartmouth, is a largely unchanged example of a small, simple observatory. It was built for Dartmouth's prominent astronomer, Professor Ira Young, an... More
Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street, Portland, Cumberland County...
Suggested address, 138 Congress Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Significance: The Portland Observatory is a maritime signal tower located on Munjoy Hill. It remains at its original location, althoug... More
Western Reserve Academy, Loomis Observatory, Western Reserve Universit...
Significance: The Loomis Observatory was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains being first used September 8, 1838. It is now the second oldest on the American continent. It was designed by and b... More
Old Naval Observatory, Twenty-Third & E Streets Northwest, Washington,...
Significance: One of the federal government's earliest and most important scientific ventures. First superintendent of the observatory, Matthew F. Maury, gained international fame for his oceanographic and ast... More
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Significance: A major American astronomical observatory since 1888, the Lick Observatory was built with a bequest of $700.00 left by James Lick (1796-1876), a real estate entrepreneur and mill owner. Since 188... More
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 w... More
Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino Coun...
Significance: Founded in 1894, by Bostonian Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, it is an important landmark in the history of astronomy. The observatory's unique historic structures stand as examples of changing tech... More
University of Alabama, Observatory, Stadium Drive & Fifth Street, Tusc...
Survey number: HABS AL-231 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction
Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
Maria Mitchell Observatory, 3 Vestal Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...
Significance: On July 15, 1908, the Observatory on Vestal Street was dedicated in honor of Maria Mitchell, America's first woman astronomer. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a disting... More
Rutgers University Observatory, George Street, New Brunswick, Middlese...
Significance: First building at Rutgers erected exclusively for scientific purposes. Dedicated June 18, 1866. Survey number: HABS NJ-723 Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction
Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Significance: A major American astronomical observatory since 1888, the Lick Observatory was built with a bequest of $700.00 left by James Lick (1796-1876), a real estate entrepreneur and mill owner. Since 188... More
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 w... More