University of Illinois Astronomical Observatory
Observatory in Urbana, Illinois, U.S.. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The University of Illinois Astronomical Observatory, located at 901 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, was built in 1896, and was designed by Charles A. Gunn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986, and on December 20, 1989, was designated a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 901 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL |
| County | Champaign County |
| Listed | Nov 6, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86003155 |
| Type of place | astronomical observatory |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 901 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL |
| Coordinates | 40.10502, -88.22623 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument · 78 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 86003155. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.