Henry Draper Observatory

	Henry Draper Observatory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Front view of building in 2007
Location	407 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Coordinates	40°59′28.6″N 73°52′47.1″W / 40.991278°N 73.879750°W
Built	1840
NRHP reference No.	75001237
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975

The Henry Draper Observatory, also known as Draper Cottage, is located on US 9 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Henry Draper, 1837-1882, created an observatory on the estate of his father, John William Draper.^[3] It was here that he made astrophotography history, taking some of the earliest photographs of the Moon to include identifiable features through a telescope in 1863.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[2]^[4] It is located in the middle of a small park named after the Draper family, and is currently used as both the offices of the Hastings Historical Society and a museum of local history.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "John W. Draper House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15.
^ "John William Draper and the Hastings Observatory". Marion Martin. Hastings Historian: A Quarterly Publication of the Hastings Historical Society. 2007-09-05.
^ James Sheire (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John W. Draper House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1975. (509 KB)

External links

Hastings Historical Society

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "John W. Draper House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15.

[hho-3] "John William Draper and the Hastings Observatory". Marion Martin. Hastings Historian: A Quarterly Publication of the Hastings Historical Society. 2007-09-05.

[nrhpinv-4] James Sheire (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John W. Draper House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1975. (509 KB)

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