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Lawrence University Buildings of the Past
Underwood Observatory

Underwood Observatory (B-I-001) Underwood Observatory, ca. 1940 (B-I-002)

About Underwood Observatory

Constructed: 1891
Location: west of Sampson House, on the verge of the river bluff; site currently occupied by Younchild Hall of Science
Cost: $14,500
Destroyed: 1962

The outside dimensions were 28 by 32 feet. Named for Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics L.W. Underwood, who raised the funds to erect the building.