1887 in architecture
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The year 1887 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
- December 1 - Raffles Hotel opened - Located Singapore
- Beginning of construction of Ponce de León Hotel in St. Augustine, Florida by architects John Carrere and Thomas Hastings.
- Old Parish Church of Peebles in Peebles, Scotland is dedicated.
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Ewan Christian.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Publications
- A.G. Wayss published one of the first books on reinforced concrete.
Births
- March 21 - Erich Mendelsohn (died 1953)
- October 6 - Le Corbusier (died 1965)
Deaths
- Sir Horace Jones (born 1819)