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Overview of the events of 1895 in architecture
The year 1895 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
Buildings and structures
Buildings
Refuge Assurance Building, Manchester
-
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche),
Berlin, Germany, by
Franz Heinrich Schwechten, is consecrated.
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Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood, London, designed by
George Frederick Bodley, is completed.
-
Milwaukee City Hall in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
United States is completed, giving it the title of
tallest building in the world until 1899.
- Biltmore House on
Biltmore Estate in
Asheville, North Carolina, United States, by
Richard Morris Hunt is opened.
-
Refuge Assurance Building in
Manchester, England, by
Alfred Waterhouse, is opened.
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Bishopsgate Institute in London, England, by
Charles Harrison Townsend, is opened.
- New offices for
The Glasgow Herald (now
The Lighthouse) in Scotland, designed by
John Keppie
[1] and worked on by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
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Pera Palace Hotel in
Constantinople.
-
D.T. Porter Building, the first steel frame skyscraper in
Memphis, Tennessee, is completed. Designed by
E.C. Jones.
[2]
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The Breakers, the largest of the
Gilded Age mansions in
Newport, Rhode Island is completed. Designed by
Richard Morris Hunt.[
citation needed]
Awards
Births
Deaths
References