1878 in architecture
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The year 1878 in architecture involved some significant events.
Buildings
Semperoper, Dresden
- Work begins on the Herrenchiemsee in Bavaria, designed by Georg Dollman.
- The Semperoper in Dresden, designed by Gottfried Semper, is completed.
- The Tower House, Kensington, designed by William Burges for himself, is completed.
- The White House and No. 1 Tite Street, Chelsea, London, designed by Edward William Godwin, are completed.
- The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan is completed.
- Construction begins on the Indiana Statehouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Awards
- Royal Gold Medal - Alfred Waterhouse.
- Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Victor Laloux.
Developments
- Thaddeus Hyatt introduces a patent for reinforced concrete to the United States.
Births
- May 3 - Ralph Knott (died 1929)
- June 24 - James Walter Chapman-Taylor (died 1958)
- Arthur Joseph Davis (died 1951)
- Violet Morris (died 1958)
Deaths
- March 27 - George Gilbert Scott (born 1811)