Wheaton College Observatory
This brick building can be seen behind the Wheaton College president's house on East Main Street. This observatory was built in 1917 under the direction of the superintendent of buildings and grounds by college employees. It was made mainly out of material left over from other building operations on the campus. It housed a six-and-a-half-inch refracting telescope. The building was closed in the 1970's when a new observatory was located on the roof of the science building. It was reopened for student housing in 1990.
