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Earlham College Observatory

Richmond, Italy

Earlham College Observatory

Earlham College Observatory is a historic observatory building located on the campus of Earlham College at Richmond, 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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