Jones, Clarence T., Observatory
National Register of Historic Places

Jones, Clarence T., Observatory

Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Listed
November 20, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000949

About this property

Clarence T. Jones Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chattanooga, Tennessee (US), owned and operated by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The building was completed in 1936, and opened in 1938. Construction of the observatory and telescope were funded by a Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works grant for the students of Chattanooga's public schools at the urging of prominent local amateur astronomer Clarence T. Jones. Jones designed the facility. In 1944, the facility was transferred to the university (then the University of Chattanooga) via a 99-year lease and astronomy was added to the university curriculum. The telescope is a Cassegrain reflector type with a 20.5-inch (52 cm) primary mirror. The mirror is one of many made by Corning Incorporated as a part of the research that allowed the pouring of the 200-inch mirror for the Hale Telescope. The observatory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2009. The observatory has several nights of public lessons and viewing between the months of October and April.

Location

10 N. Tuxedo Ave.
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
35.01951, -85.23486

Categories

EDUCATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Jones, Clarence T., Observatory listed on the National Register?

Jones, Clarence T., Observatory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 2009.

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Jones, Clarence T., Observatory is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jones, Clarence T., Observatory is recorded as the industrial era.

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