Angell Hall

James Burrill Angell Hall
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General information
LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
Address435 S. State
Coordinates42°16′36.3″N 83°44′23.7″W / 42.276750°N 83.739917°W / 42.276750; -83.739917
Groundbreaking1920
Completed1924
Cost$1 million (1924)
OwnerUniversity of Michigan
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area152,000 square feet
Design and construction
Architect(s)Albert Kahn

Angell Hall is an academic building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, United States. It was previously connected to the University Hall building, which was replaced by Mason Hall and Haven Hall.[1] Angell Hall is named in honor of James Burrill Angell, who was the University's president from 1871 to 1909. Mason Hall is named after Stevens T. Mason, the first governor of Michigan,[2] while Haven Hall was named for the University's second president, Erastus O. Haven.[3] Tisch Hall, named for donors Preston and Joan Tisch,[4] is also connected to Angell Hall.

The Angell Hall Observatory is located on the fifth floor roof of Angell Hall.[5] The main telescope is a 0.4-m (16-inch) Ritchey-Chretien reflector, which has a spectrograph and camera. The observatory also has a small radio telescope and 20-cm (8-inch) Schmidt-Cassegrains.[6]

  1. ^ MacInnes, Margo (2 December 1979). A Guide to the Campus of the University of Michigan. University of Michigan Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-472-61300-7.
  2. ^ "A Historical Tour of the University of Michigan Campus: Mason Hall". Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ "A Historical Tour of the University of Michigan Campus: Law Building (Old Haven Hall)". Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. ^ Mehra, Ashna (2022-03-20). "U-M community reflects on only one academic building named after a woman". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  5. ^ "Angell hosts star gazers' open house". The Michigan Daily. 6 September 2002.
  6. ^ "Angell Hall | U-M LSA Astronomy". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-10.