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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Warner & Swasey Observatory This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed. Formal Name Warner & Swasey Observatory Named For Worcester R. Warner, trustee; Ambrose Swasey, trustee Ceremonies Dedication: 10/12/1920; Dedication of Mural of the Solar System: 1/30/1948 Trivia


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On a hilltop in East Cleveland lie the fascinating ruins of the century-old Warner and Swasey Observatory. A half dozen miles from the massive industrial ruins of Warner & Swasey Company, which I explored in my last article, lies another abandoned piece of the Warner and Swasey legacy. The original observatory


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The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. Named after Worcester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, who built it at the beginning of the 20th century, it was initially located on Taylor Road in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA.


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April 10, 2019 Observatory Open House 2019 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 (beginning at 8:30pm), the Department of Physics & Astronomy will host an open house at Swasey Observatory. Built in 1909, the Swasey Observatory is home to a 9-inch refracting telescope, an astronomy library and dark rooms.


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Warner and Swasey Observatory East Cleveland, Ohio This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud. Been Here? 316 Want to.


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The history of the Warner and Swasey ObservatoryDiscovery Channel: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the history of the Warner and Swasey Observatory, once the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University—including the discovery of the details of the details of the Milky Way galaxy that were made there. "For many years, this is where.


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In 1919, that backyard telescope along with others, were housed at the Warner Swasey Observatory in East Cleveland, now left abandoned. But when in use, a second dome was added, and larger.


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Warner and Swasey Observatory Preservation, East Cleveland, OH. 285 likes. Built in 1919, The Warner and Swasey Observatory is a spectacular part of Cleveland, Ohio history an


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Designed by the renowned Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks and situated some 270 feet above the level of Lake Erie, the observatory, which opened in 1920, was equipped with a Warner and Swasey-built 9.5-inch refractor.


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The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. The observatory was originally built by Worchester R. W.


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Warner and Swasey in 1919 set out to build an observatory for their own personal use, but then donated the building and telescope on Taylor Road in East Cleveland to Case School of Applied Science (later to become Case Western Reserve University ).


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Description: This is the first telescope made by Warner & Swasey, a machine tool firm in Cleveland, Ohio, that would later provide mounts for the 30-inch refractor at the Lick Observatory in California (1887), the 40-inch at the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin (1897), and many other astronomical facilities.


Warner Swasey Observatory (Cleveland, OH) Shattered Dome

The abandoned Warner & Swasey Observatory, constructed by Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey as a gift for Case School of Applied Science, is located in East Cleveland, Ohio.y Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey founded the Warner & Swasey Company in 1880 15 and manufactured telescopes and other precision tools.


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The structure was built in 1919 by Worchester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey and donated to Case in 1920. The observatory, which sits atop the hill looking out over the city housed a 9.5-inch refractor (currently known as 'the rooftop telescope') which it seems to be very popular and known for.


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The Warner and Swasey Observatory was dedicated on October 12th, 1920. Over the years the two were instrumental in upgrading the observatory, building a 24-36 inch Schmidt-type telescope and auditorium in 1939. The astronomy program continued growing, and a further addition was made in 1963. However, by the 1960's Cleveland had grown so large.


Warner & Swasey Observatory Abandoned Abandoned Building Photography

The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. Named after Worcester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, who built it at the beginning of the 20th century, it was initially located on Taylor Road in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA.