1891 in architecture
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The year 1891 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Monadnock Building - Chicago, tallest masonry load-bearing wall building when built.
- Wainwright Building - St. Louis, Missouri, designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan.
- University of Pennsylvania Library - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Frank Furness.
- Several buildings were constructed for the General Land Centennial Exhibition (1891) world fair in Prague including the Art Nouveau Průmyslový Palace
- Victoria Hall, a concert hall designed by Marc Camoletti in Geneva
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Arthur Blomfield.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- January 2 Giovanni Michelucci (d 1990)
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - Baron Haussmann (born 1809)
- January 15 - John Wellborn Root (born 1850)
- May 7 - John Hayward (born 1807)
