Draper, John W., House
United States historic place in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage and incorrectly as the John William Draper House, is a historic house and local history museum in Draper Park off US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Its core is an astronomical observatory built about 1860 for Henry Draper (1837–1882). It was here that he made astrophotography history, taking some of the earliest photographs of the Moon to include identifiable features through a telescope in 1863.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY |
| County | Westchester County |
| Listed | May 15, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001237 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.99098, -73.87937 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site · 7 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny 27 mi · Camp Gateway - Staten Island 29 mi · Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook 38 mi |
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Nearby in Westchester County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75001237. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.