About Peyton Hall
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Peyton Hall, home of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, was built in 1966 with grants from the National Science and Ford Foundations and other gifts and named for William Charles Peyton, father of Bernard Peyton '17 (chairman of the department's Advisory Council), who made the largest individual gift.
With its neighbors, Fine Hall of Mathematics and Jadwin Physical Laboratory, it stands just west of Palmer Stadium. Peyton Hall was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who was also the architect of Woodrow Wilson Hall. The building contains a library, laboratories, faculty offices, lecture and seminar rooms, and two telescopes, one 9 1/2" refractor and the other, a 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain, for student instruction. The department's facilities also include a 36-inch reflecting telescope in the FitzRandolph Observatory east of Palmer Stadium. The FitzRandolph 36" has recently been completely refurbished and is being used for several projects. Click HERE for directions to Peyton Hall. Click HERE to return to the AAAP homepage |
