https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/97a03caf9878cfb21f89a2519469b6df.jpg 647970d18559a5facd7d3b85eeb1797e Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Museums Ghost Sites Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. A series of buildings in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Castle, surrounded by a fence. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!sichronology&amp;uri=full=3100001~!10251~!0#focus">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 Description An account of the resource This observatory was established in March 1890 and was one of the first to practice astrophysics. It was housed in buildings in the South Yard of the Smithsonian Institution Building's grounds. Early research conducted on the site focused on solar radiation. In the 1950s, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian Institution</a> created a partnership with Harvard University and the Astrophysical Observatory headquarters moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. design & monuments ghost mall