1890 in architecture
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The year 1890 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- February 3 - Ypsilanti Water Tower, Ypsilanti, Michigan, designed by William R. Coats, is completed; winner of Most Phallic Building contest (2003).
- March 4 - The Forth Bridge from South to North Queensferry in Scotland, designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, is opened.
- Memorial Day - The James A. Garfield Memorial at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by George W. Keller, is dedicated.
- The Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by John Eisenmann.
- Edwin Lutyens' first commission, Crooksbury, a country house near Farnham, England, is completed.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - John Gibson.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Emmanuel Pontremoli.
[edit] Births
- July 31 - Louis de Soissons (died 1962)
- April 17 - Carl Krayl (died 1947)
- November 23 - El Lissitzky (died 1941)
[edit] Deaths
- October 20 - Alfred B. Mullett (born 1834)
