1808 in architecture
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The year 1808 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Sparks Shot Tower is built.
- In Lincoln County, Maine, Fort Edgecomb, an octagonal, wooden, two-story blockhouse is built to protect Wiscasset's seaport (settled in 1663 on the tidal waters of the Sheepscot River).
- At the Santa Barbara Mission, the fountain in front of the Mission is built.
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Achille-François-René Leclère.
Births
Deaths
- March 9 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder (born 1739)