Cleome bloom behind a Butler University sign, while the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium and the Holcomb Memorial Carillon are visible in the background

Description:	Cleome bloom behind a Butler University sign, while both the James Irving Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium (left) and the Holcomb Memorial Carillon (right) are visible in the distance. The sign was a senior class gift from the Class of 1929. Construction of the Indiana limestone Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium took approximately 18 months and fill dirt from the Ross Hall construction site (building opened September 12, 1954) was moved to this location, a high plot of land at the entrance to Holcomb Gardens. Dedicated on Friday, November 5, 1954, the structure was designed and planned by Arthur F. Lindberg, Butler University Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; J. I. Holcomb, Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee; Dr. Harry E. Crull, Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics; Robert Frost Daggett, consulting architect; and the firm of Ammerman, Davis and Stout, consulting engineers. Reports vary, but the estimated cost of the building and the telescope was between $325,000 and $350,000, and J. I. and Musetta Holcomb provided the funding for the project. Lindberg also designed the Holcomb Memorial Carillon. Dedicated on October 4, 1959, J. I. Holcomb donated the $100,000 limestone structure to the University in memory of his late wife, Musetta.
Origin:	1992
Created By:	Smith, Brent
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2854
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.836690, -86.171249 39.836690 -86.171249
Subjects:	Cleome Flowers Trees Signs and signboards Sidewalks Observatories Planetariums Observatory domes Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History James Irving Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium Holcomb Observatory Holcomb Memorial Carillon Senior class gifts Fairview campus

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