The Detroit Observatory of the University of Michigan / BL000073

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Title
The Detroit Observatory of the University of Michigan
Date
1855
Collection Title
Jasper Francis Cropsey visual materials
Collection Creator
Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900.
Folder / Container / Volume
Director's office
Photographer / Artist
Cropsey, Jasper Francis, 1823-1900
Notes
Richard Harrison Bull, architect. Building completed in the summer of 1854. Residence wing for the director added in 1868, expanded in 1905-1906, and finally removed to facilitate the enlargement of Couzens Hall in 1954. East wing, with a larger dome and a more powerful telescope, begun in 1908 and completed in 1909; torn down in 1976. Named "The Detroit Observatory of the University of Michigan" until 1931 when it was changed to "The Observatory of the University of Michigan." In 1999, the name was officially changed to "The University of Michigan Detroit Observatory." Known at various times as Detroit Observatory, Campus Observatory, Old Observatory.
[The original image is in color.]
Genre
Paintings;
Item Number
BL000073
Source of Title
Supplied
Scan Source
4x5 b/w copy neg
Repository
Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated
2013-11-22 00:50:17

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Record
BL000073
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