Detroit Observatory seen from west, with directors residence, classroom addition and various outbuildings (photo for Michigan Alumnus Magazine) / HS1839
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- Detroit Observatory seen from west, with directors residence, classroom addition and various outbuildings (photo for Michigan Alumnus Magazine)
- Date
- 1911-1926 (ca.)
- Collection Title
- Alumni Association (University of Michigan) records
- Collection Creator
- University of Michigan. Alumni Association.
- Box / Drawer
- 135
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Observatory
- 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."
- Probably taken between 1911 (when the 37-inch telescope
- extension was finished) and 1925 (when Couzens Hall was under construciton).
- Subjects
- Detroit Observatory (University of Michigan)
- University of Michigan--Buildings
- Astronomical observatories--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- HS1839
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-8730
- Scan Source
- Photo Print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-03-15 02:51:44
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- Record
- HS1839
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