1895 in architecture
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The year 1895 in architecture involved some significant events.
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[edit] Buildings
- Milwaukee City Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States is completed, giving it the title of tallest building in the world until 1899.
- Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, is completed.
- New offices for The Glasgow Herald (now The Lighthouse), designed by John Keppie[1] and worked on by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
[edit] Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - James Brooks.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
[edit] Births
- July 12 - Richard Buckminster Fuller (died 1983)
- September 28 - Wallace Harrison (died 1981)
- December 17 - Wells Coates (died 1958)
[edit] Deaths
- June 23 - James Renwick, Jr. (born 1818)
[edit] Referemces
- ^ The Lighthouse, Glasgow. Building information (leaflet).