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Chamberlin Observatory

 Organization

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 21 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1965-1975

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0029.0026.00009
Abstract Aerial view of the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. The view is from overhead and slightly to the south and includes an area extending north to Iowa Avenue, west to Race Street, south to Wesley Avenue, and east to Monroe Street. Campus buildings visible in the photo include University of Denver Stadium, the Fieldhouse, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Chapel, University Hall, the Iliff School of Theology, Chamberlin Observatory, Mary Reed Building, Carnegie...
Dates: between 1965-1975
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 29: Buildings University Hall - Campus Aerials / Campus - Aerials

Campus Observatory Park, circa 1910

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0031.0006.00003
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1910
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 31: Campus Miscellaneous - Campus Scenes / Campus - Observatory Park

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0032.00019
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado. The observatory is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a local land developer who donated $50,000 toward the project. The observatory was designed by Denver astronomer Herbert A. Howe, and the architect was Robert Sawyers Roeschlaub. Howe based the design on the Goodsell Observatory in Northfield, Minnesota. A dirt road and prarie grass are visible in...
Dates: 1913
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 3

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1949

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0029.00016
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1949
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Interior, 2

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00002
Abstract

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.

Dates: between 1894-1930
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1910-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00003
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1910-2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1932

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00004
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1894-1932
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1910

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00005
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1910
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1970-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00006
Abstract

View of Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado, showing an empty soccer field with Chamberlain Observatory and the smaller "students' observatory" in the background.

Dates: between 1970-2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00007
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with children playing baseball in Observatory Park in the background.

Dates: 1983
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / U201, University of Denver Historical Photograph Collection / Photographs, Subject Files / Box 17: Buildings Centennial Towers - DU Curb Stone / Buildings - Chamberlin Observatory - Exterior, 1

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