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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, 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

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1930-2008

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00010
Abstract

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

Dates: between 1930-2008

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00011
Abstract

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

Dates: between 1894-1930

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1983

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00012
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with men playing a rugby match in Observatory Park in the foreground.

Dates: 1983

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1920

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00013
Abstract Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with a dirt road (later Warren Avenue) in the foreground and a farmhouse in the background. 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....
Dates: between 1894-1920

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1894-1930

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00014
Abstract

Exterior view of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with three early houses of the University Park neighborhood in the background.

Dates: between 1894-1930

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1980

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0017.0030.00015

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