The Blue Hill Observatory

The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was established by American meteorologist Abbott Lawrence Rotch. When he moved on from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rotch had imagined and conveyed into execution his anticipates the erection of a meteorological observatory on the summit of the Great Blue Hill, ten miles south of Boston, Massachusetts in the Blue Hills Reservation, a 6,000-section of land open stop oversaw by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The first structure comprised of a two-story roundabout pinnacle and a bordering lodging unit which contained two rooms, a lounge area and a kitchen. In 1889, a two-story east wing was added to give extra working space to look into, household errands, and the library. In 1902, a two-story west wing containing another library was added to give extra work space. A steel fire entryway and block divider interface the library to the prior brick work structure.