National Historic Landmark · Urbana, Illinois

University of Illinois Astronomical Observatory

A listed building in Urbana, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.

University of Illinois Astronomical Observatory
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address901 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL
CountyChampaign County
ListedNov 6, 1986
Reference number86003155
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street901 S. Mathews Ave.
Coordinates40.10502, -88.22623 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 86003155. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.