Detroit Observatory, 1888 / HS577

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Title: Detroit Observatory, 1888
Date: 1888
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume: Folder: (UBImusD13) 257
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."; Same as BL001685, na 12,780.
Subjects: Detroit Observatory (University of Michigan); University of Michigan--Buildings--1881-1890; Astronomical observatories--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: HS577
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Scan Source: Photo Print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2016-03-12 03:24:45

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Collection: Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank
Image Size: 4941 x 3645
File Size: 1 MB
Record: HS577
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs577/hs577

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In public portfolios: Detroit Observatory (87); Detroit Observatory photos (102)

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Full citation: "Detroit Observatory, 1888; HS577." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs577/hs577. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2025.