Mar
01

Today in Smithsonian History: March 1, 1890

Buildings in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, include a building located on the southeast built for use by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, established on March 1, 1890. The United States Department of Agriculture Building is in the background. (Photographer unknown, 1899)

Buildings in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, include a building located on the southeast built for use by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, established on March 1, 1890. The United States Department of Agriculture Building is in the background. (Photographer unknown, 1899)

March 1, 1890 The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is established in a wooden building on the grounds south of the Smithsonian Institution Building. The Observatory will subsequently be enlarged, and three other smaller structures will be added between 1893 and 1898, all enclosed by a fence.

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