1839 in architecture
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The year 1839 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Events
- May - Cambridge Camden Society is established in England by John Mason Neale, Alexander Hope and Benjamin Webb to promote Gothic architecture.[1][2]
Buildings completed
- Ponce Cathedral, Puerto Rico
- Rivanna Farm, Virginia, USA[3]
- Queen's Tower (Sheffield), UK[4]
- Söderarm, Sweden
Awards
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: (unknown).
Births
- May 17 - Alexander Davidson, Scottish architect active in Australia (died 1908)
- June 13 - Ernest George, English architect and painter (died 1922)
- November 12 - Frank Furness, US architect (died 1912)
Deaths
- August 31 - William Wilkins, English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist (born 1778)
- November 15 - Giocondo Albertolli, Swiss-born architect, painter, and sculptor active in Italy (born 1743)
References
- ^ "History of the Society". Ecclesiological Society. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ Chapman, Mark. Anglicanlism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-19-280693-9.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ruth Harman and John Minnis, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Sheffield