1873 in architecture explained

The year 1873 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• May 1–October 31 – 1873 Vienna World's Fair (Weltausstellung 1873 Wien) is staged with the Rotunde as centrepiece. Architect for the exposition is Karl von Hasenauer, who is created Freiherr for his services; engineer for the Rotunda roof is John Scott Russell.

Buildings and structures

Buildings opened

• May 5 – Midland Grand Hotel in London, England, is substantially completed and opened, the largest hotel in the world at this time.^[1]
• August 22 – Garrett Theatre, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.^[2]
• September 2 – The Berlin Victory Column in Berlin, Germany.
• September 29 – Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, Canada.^[3]

Buildings completed

• Ørskog Church, Norway, by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.
• Rua Augusta Arch in Lisbon, built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.^[4]
• Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, designed by H. H. Richardson.
• Rood Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• 549 Lordship Lane: the "Concrete House", East Dulwich, London.
• Buckley Arms hotel, Dinas Mawddwy, Wales, built in reinforced concrete.^[5]

Awards

• RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Thomas Henry Wyatt
• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Marcel Lambert

Births

• February 2 – Oskar Kaufmann, Hungarian-Jewish architect (died 1956)
• August 20 – Eliel Saarinen, Finnish art deco architect (died 1950)
• November 10 – David Lynn, US architect, Architect of the Capitol 1923–1954 (died 1961)^[6]
• date unknown – Salvador Valeri i Pupurull, Catalan architect (died 1954)

Deaths

• May 2 – Samuel Sanders Teulon, English Gothic Revival architect (born 1812)^[7]
• date unknown – Sampson Kempthorne, English architect and workhouse designer also practising in New Zealand (born 1809)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028002435/http://www.building.co.uk/sleeping-beauty-awakes-the-st-pancras-midland-grand-hotel/3141089.article. 2010-10-28. building.co.uk . 2009-05-22. Thomas. Lane.
2. Book: Baptista de Lima, João. Póvoa de Varzim – Monografia e Materiais para a sua história . Na Linha do horizonte – Biblioteca Poveira CMPV. 2008.
3. Web site: Heritage Trust. . 2014-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410122148/http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Ontario-s-Places-of-Worship/Inventory/Search-results-details.aspx?ItemID=196 . 2015-04-10 . dead .
4. Book: De Macedo, Joaquim. A Guide to Lisbon and Its Environs Including Cintra and Mafra with a Large Plan of Lisbon. Read Books. 2010. passim. 978-1-4455-5194-4.
5. Web site: The Buckley Arms. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120314041710/http://www.thebuckleyarms.co.uk/Hotel_Snowdonia_Wales.asp?ID=6&level1ID=0&Level2ID=0. 2012-03-14. 2012-03-14. 2022-03-02. Wayback Machine.
6. Web site: Architect of the Capitol. David Lynn . 2012-11-28.
7. Book: Samuel Sanders Teulon, Fellow. Papers Read at the Royal Institute of British Architects, Session 1872–73. 1873. 215–7.