Historic place · Charlottesville, VA
McCormick, Leander, Observatory
McCormick, Leander, Observatory is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-4001245. McCormick, Leander, Observatory appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Charlottesville, VA. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; EDUCATION; ARCHITECTURE; SCIENCE and places it in Albemarle County. Its source record says it was listed on 2004-11-19. The record also lists VDHR#002-1759 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-4001245 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence. McCormick, Leander, Observatory has a source-record listing date of 2004-11-19.
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- McCormick, Leander, Observatory appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Charlottesville, VA. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; EDUCATION; ARCHITECTURE; SCIENCE and places it in Albemarle County. Its source record says it was listed on 2004-11-19. The record also lists VDHR#002-1759 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-4001245 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
- McCormick, Leander, Observatory has a source-record listing date of 2004-11-19.
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McCormick, Leander, Observatory appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Charlottesville, VA. The record classifies the property as STRUCTURE; EDUCATION; ARCHITECTURE; SCIENCE and places it in Albemarle County. Its source record says it was listed on 2004-11-19. The record also lists VDHR#002-1759 as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-4001245 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
Source: nps-officialListing context
McCormick, Leander, Observatory has a source-record listing date of 2004-11-19.
Source: nps-officialCited fact
McCormick, Leander, Observatory is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-4001245.
Source: nps-officialCounty or jurisdiction
Albemarle, VA
Source: nps-officialOfficial source record
nrhp-4001245
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