1883 in architecture
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The year 1883 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- The Home Insurance Building in Chicago designed by William LeBaron Jenney (demolished 1931)
- The Kuhns Building in Dayton, Ohio, is constructed.
- May 24 - Brooklyn Bridge, designed by John Augustus Roebling, is completed.
- Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, Australia is completed.
- Cane Hill Hospital is Coulsdon, London, is completed.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Francis Cranmer Penrose.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- January 8 - Robert Atkinson (died 1952)
- February 15 - Richard Konwiarz (died 1960)
- May 18 - Walter Gropius (died 1969)
- June 25 - Paul Bartholomew (died 1973)
- August 30 - Theo van Doesburg (died 1931)
- December 19 - Barry Byrne (died 1967)
[edit] Deaths
- October 22 - John Henry Chamberlain (born 1831)
- Emilio De Fabris (born 1808)
