1859 in architecture

1859 in architecture
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The year 1859 in architecture involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Buildings
2 Awards
3 Births
4 Deaths

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

November 29 - Cass Gilbert (died 1934)

Deaths

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

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