1844 in architecture
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The year 1844 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Buildings completed
- Nottingham Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in England, designed by Augustus Pugin.
- Uspensky Cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
- The Scott Monument in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by George Meikle Kemp.
- Abingdon Road railway station near Culham on the line to Oxford in England, designed by I. K. Brunel.
- Berkshire County Gaol, Reading, England, designed by George Gilbert Scott with William Bonython Moffatt.
- Berry Hill, near Halifax, Virginia.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Prosper Desbuisson.
Births
- January 3 - Hermann Eggert, German architect (died 1920)
- June 23 - Émile Bénard, French architect and painter (died 1929)
- July 3 - Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect (died 1900)
Deaths
- March 6 - George Meikle Kemp, designer of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh (born 1795; drowned).[1]
- April 15 - Charles Bulfinch, first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession[2] (born 1763)
References
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