- 1882 in architecture
The year 1882 in architecture involved some significant events.
Events
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September 30 – Dedication of Hearthstone House, inAppleton, Wisconsin ,United States ; the first residential building to be powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system.Buildings
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December 25 – Opening of theHotel Roanoke , a luxury hotel inRoanoke, Virginia , United States, built by theNorfolk and Western Railway
* "specific date not listed:"
** TheCathedral of St Vincent de Paul inTunis is built.
** A six-story architectural folly, Elephant Bazaar, later renamed as "Lucy the Elephant", is constructed byJames V. Lafferty , inMargate City, New Jersey , United States
** Construction begins on the Templo de la Sagrada Família cathedral (completion scheduled for 2026) inBarcelona ,Catalonia ,Spain , designed byAntoni Gaudí .
**Daniel Burnham andJohn Root build theWatson-Farr House .Awards
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Royal Gold Medal -Baron von Ferstel .
*Grand Prix de Rome , architecture: (unknown).Births
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January 2 -Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps (died 1969)
*July 2 -Francis Sullivan (died 1929)
*David Adler (died 1949)Deaths
* "none listed"
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