Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House | |
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| Location | 618-620 Castle Street, Geneva, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′16″N76°59′25″W / 42.87111°N 76.99028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000275 [1] |
| 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. [2] Brooks was a Professor of Astronomy at Hobart College, which owned the observatory until the late 20th century.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]
