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Earlham College Observatory
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Earlham College Observatory, July 2011
Earlham College Observatory is located in Indiana
Earlham College Observatory
Earlham College Observatory is located in the United States
Earlham College Observatory
LocationNational Rd., Earlham College campus, Richmond, Indiana
Coordinates39°49′28″N 84°54′51″W / 39.82444°N 84.91417°W / 39.82444; -84.91417
Arealess than one acre
Built1861 (1861)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.75000034[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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+12-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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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

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