Allegheny Observatory

Allegheny Observatory
	The observatory in 2013
Organization	University of Pittsburgh
Observatory code	778
Location	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.482525°N 80.020829°W
Established	February 15, 1859
Website	Allegheny Observatory
Telescopes
Thaw Memorial Refractor
Thaw Memorial Refractor	30-inch refracting telescope
Keeler Memorial Reflector;	24-inch PlaneWave CDK
Fitz-Clark Refractor	13-inch refracting telescope
; Built:	; 1900–1912
Architect:; ; Architectural style(s):	Thorsten E. Billquist; ; Classic Revival
Added to NRHP:; ; NRHP Reference#:; ; Governing body:	June 22, 1979; ; 79002157; ; University of Pittsburgh
	Allegheny Observatory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Pennsylvania state historical marker
	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Location	159 Riverview Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Built	1900
Architect	Billquist, T.E.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	79002157
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1979
Designated PHMC	November 2, 1979
Designated PHLF	1973
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The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. The facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (ref. # 79002157, added June 22, 1979) and is designated as a Pennsylvania state and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation historic landmark.

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