8700 River Park Dr., Parkville, Missouri. County/parish: Platte.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 29, 1992. NRIS 92000625.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Charles Smith Scott Memorial Observatory, also known as Park College Observatory, is a historic observatory located on the campus of Park University at Parkville, Platte County, Missouri. It was built in 1896, and is a variation of the "T"-plan observatory building style constructed of ashlar limestone blocks. It features an octagonal two-story domed tower.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The observatory burned down in 1999 and was subsequently razed.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63820004