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Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	618-620 Castle Street, Geneva, New York
Coordinates	42°52′16″N 76°59′25″W / 42.87111°N 76.99028°W / 42.87111; -76.99028
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
NRHP reference No.	08000275
Added to NRHP	April 11, 2008

Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House is a historic home and observatory located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. Both structures were built in 1888. The observatory is a small frame building consisting of a two-story tower flanked by two small wings. The tower contains a 10-inch refracting telescope by Warner & Swasey of Cleveland, Ohio. The east wing contains an intact meridian transit telescope and sidereal pendulum clock. The house is a two-story brick dwelling with a broad range of intact, late Victorian eclectic features.

Brooks was a Professor of Astronomy at Hobart College, which owned the observatory until the late 20th century.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

See also

• List of astronomical observatories

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Nancy L. Todd (December 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".

External links

• The Smith Observatory - Geneva, New York - Astronomical Observatories on Waymarking.com
• Smith Observatory website

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