Area less than one acre Architectural style Late Victorian Opened 1861 | Built 1861 (1861) NRHP Reference # 75000034 Added to NRHP 21 October 1975 | |
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Location National Rd., Earlham College campus, Richmond, Indiana Similar Seven Peaks Water Par, Indiana Beach, Holiday World & Splashin, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | ||
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 1⁄2-inch objective lens telescope located in the center of the main block.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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