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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 188 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1985

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0029.00023
Abstract

Interior view of the telescope and viewing platform inside the dome of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1985

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00001
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Two copies of print, each attached to mounts of brown cardstock.

Dates: between 1894-1930

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

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

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

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

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

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

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1984

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00008
Abstract

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

Dates: 1984

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00009
Abstract

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

Dates: between 1894-1930

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 186
Collection 2
 
Subject
Colorado 172
Denver (Colo.) 172
Built environment 113
College buildings 113
Astronomical observatories 112