Fairbanks Museum
National Register of Historic Places

Fairbanks Museum

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
Listed
January 2, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07001344

About this property

The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum, history museum, and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was founded in 1890 by businessman, politician, naturalist, and collector Franklin Fairbanks. The museum and its buildings are on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Eye on the Sky Weather Center is a meteorology and weather forecasting station operated regularly at the site since 1893. Meteorologists broadcast their unique weather forecasts for Vermont, New Hampshire, and areas immediately around the region, on Vermont Public Radio and Magic 97.7. The facility also produces daily weather forecasts for three newspapers: The Caledonian Record, Times Argus, and Rutland Herald. The Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium, established in 1960, is located at the museum, and produces public astronomy shows, as well as educational classes on various space science topics. Other productions of the planetarium include the Eye on the Night Sky astronomy program for radio broadcast, and the Night Owl astronomy & spaceflight news articles for online and print publication.

Location

1302 Main St.
St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
44.42005, -72.01984

Categories

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Sources

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When was Fairbanks Museum listed on the National Register?

Fairbanks Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2008.

What type of historic resource is Fairbanks Museum?

Fairbanks Museum is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fairbanks Museum?

The period of significance for Fairbanks Museum is recorded as the industrial era.

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