- 1888 in architecture
The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
Buildings
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April 11 - TheConcertgebouw inAmsterdam , designed byAdolf Leonard van Gendt , opens.
*InPointe Coupee, Louisiana , the Conquest Plantation is built in Victorian style.
*InAtlanta , Georgia Tech opens (as the "Georgia School of Technology"), withTech Tower used for classrooms.
*Illinois State Capitol - located inSpringfield, Illinois .
*Ponce de León Hotel , built inSt. Augustine, Florida by John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, is completed.
*Texas State Capitol - located inAustin, Texas .Awards
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Royal Gold Medal -Theophil Freiherr von Hansen .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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June 24 -Gerrit Rietveld (died 1964)Deaths
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