Chamberlin Observatory
Scope Note
Use for: University of Denver. Chamberlin Observatory.
Biography
Ground Breaking for Chamberlin Observatory (H.B. Chamberlin, donor; Cost, about $40,000) in June 13, 1888.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76); Steve Fisher, "University Park's Utopian Start," University of Denver magazine, Winter 2008; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Certificate. [U123.01.0002.0016]
Biography
Cornerstone for Chamberlin Observatory in 1890.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76).
Biography
Chamberlin Observatory completed in 1894.
Biography
University of Denver Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1923, page 15.
Biography
On March 27, 1980, Chamberlin Observatory is added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Citation:
University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. NHRP Certificate.Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1965-1975
Campus Observatory Park, circa 1910
Exterior view of University of Denver's Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado. The image shows the Chamberlin Observatory to the right and a house in the background on the left side.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1993
University of Denver physics professor Herschel Neumann and Womble chair of astronomy Robert Stencel hold a "Happy Anniversity" sign in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, to celebrate the observatory's 100th anniversary in 1993.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1963-1980
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Taped to back of mount are two smaller prints of University Hall and Margery Reed Hall.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1949
Group portrait of five unidentified men stand in Observatory Park in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, at night.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, before much of the University Park neighborhood was built.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1910-2008
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1932
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1910
Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with two people standing on the balcony above the south entrance.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1970-2008
View of Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado, showing an empty soccer field with Chamberlain Observatory and the smaller "students' observatory" in the background.
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