1859 in architecture

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The year 1859 in architecture involved some significant events.

Buildings

• Red House in Bexleyheath, England designed by Philip Webb and William Morris.
• September 7 - Big Ben in London becomes fully operational
• Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, United States is completed.
• Third Vermont State House designed by Thomas Silloway, in Montpelier, Vermont, United States is completed.
• The lighthouse on The Needles is completed.

Awards

• Royal Gold Medal - George Gilbert Scott.
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).

Births

• August 7 - Fyodor Schechtel (died 1926)
• November 29 - Cass Gilbert (died 1934)

Deaths

• September 15 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel (born 1806), British engineer notable for building railways, tunnels, bridges and steamships.