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 23 Collections and/or Records:
Aerial View of University of Denver Campus, between 1965-1975
Audience in Observatory Park, 1956 September
A large audience of unidentified persons sits in chairs set up on the grass to listen to an astronomy presentation near Chamberlin Observatory in Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado.
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.
Early Campus, between 1894-1915
Black and white print of bird's-eye view of the University Park area in its early years of development.
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, 1913
Chamberlin Observatory of the University of Denver 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.
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.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1983
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.
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