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Earlham College Observatory

1861 establishments in IndianaAstronomical observatories in IndianaBuildings and structures completed in 1861Buildings and structures in Richmond, IndianaCentral Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
Earlham CollegeHistoric American Buildings Survey in IndianaNational Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, IndianaUniversity and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in IndianaVictorian architecture in Indiana
Earlham College Observatory, southeastern angle
Earlham College Observatory, southeastern angle

Earlham College Observatory is a historic observatory building located on the campus of Earlham College at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, brick building with a hipped roof. It consists of a 19-foot-square central section topped by a copper dome with a removable section, and flanked by 10-foot by 19-foot sections. Beneath the revolvable dome is a 6+1⁄2-inch objective lens telescope located in the center of the main block.: 2–3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Earlham College Observatory
College Avenue, Richmond

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47374 Richmond
Indiana, United States
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