1867 in architecture
Encyclopedia
The year 1867 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- January 1 — The John A. Roebling Suspension BridgeJohn A. Roebling Suspension BridgeThe John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet main span. Today, many pedestrians use the bridge to get between...
in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
and Covington, KentuckyCovington, Kentucky-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...
is formally opened. - May 20 — Queen Victoria lays the foundation stone for the Royal Albert HallRoyal Albert HallThe Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, designed by Captain Francis FowkeFrancis FowkeFrancis Fowke RE was a British engineer and architect, and a Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Most of his architectural work was executed in the Renaissance style, although he made use of relatively new technologies to create iron framed buildings, with large open galleries and...
and Colonel H.Y. Darracott Scott. - July 31 — St Giles ChurchSt Giles Church, WillenhallThe Church of St Giles is a parish church in Willenhall, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. Although the current church building dates to 1867, a church has been located in Willenhall since c. 1313, where a chaplain is mentioned in one of the Paget deeds...
in WillenhallWillenhallWillenhall is a town in the Black Country area of the West Midlands of England, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of Staffordshire...
is completed and consecrated. - September 27 — Zagreb SynagogueZagreb synagogueThe Zagreb Synagogue was the main place of worship for the Jewish community of Zagreb in modern-day Croatia, from its construction in 1867 in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the Austrian Empire, until its demolition by the fascist authorities in 1941 in the Axis-aligned Independent State of...
is completed and consecrated.
Awards
- RIBARoyal Institute of British ArchitectsThe Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
Royal Gold MedalRoyal Gold MedalThe Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture....
— Charles Texier. - Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Émile BénardÉmile BénardHenri Jean Émile Bénard , was a French architect and painter. Trained at the Beaux-Arts, Bénard was the winner of The Phoebe Hearst International Architectural Competition and the Berkeley Campus in 1899 with his project "Roma." The competition and his design led to the current University of...
.
Births
- March 10 — Hector GuimardHector GuimardHector Guimard was an architect, who is now the best-known representative of the French Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries....
(died 19421942 in architectureThe year 1942 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, United States is completed.-Events:*An abridged version of the Athens Charter by Le Corbusier is published....
) - June 8 — Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
(died 19591959 in architectureThe year 1959 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* Basilica of Candelaria completed on the island of Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands.* Birmingham Museum of Art by Warren, Knight & Davis is opened....
) - June 22 — John A. PearsonJohn A. PearsonJohn Andrew Pearson was an early 20th Century Canadian architect and partner to the Toronto-based firm of Pearson and Darling.Pearson emigrated to Canada in 1888...
(died 19401940 in architectureThe year 1940 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:*The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral, in Timişoara, Romania, is completed.*The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida is built by Lawrence Murray Dixon....
)
Deaths
- March 25 — Jakob Ignaz Hittorff, Franco-German architect, who supervised changes at Palais Beauharnais in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(b. 17921792 in architectureThe year 1792 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* October 13 - Work begins on the White House, designed by James Hoban, in Washington, D.C.* Sir John Soane begins work on his house in London, now the Soane Museum.-Births:...
) - April 18 — Robert SmirkeRobert Smirke (architect)Sir Robert Smirke was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture his best known building in that style is the British Museum, though he also designed using other architectural styles...
(b. 17811781 in architectureThe year 1781 in architecture involved some significant events.-Births:* March 13 - Karl Friedrich Schinkel * Robert Mills * Robert Smirke...
)