National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
a.k.a. School District U-46 Planetarium/Observatory
312 Watch St., Elgin, IL Local significance of the building: Commerce; Science
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.