1860 in architecture
The year 1860 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.Events
Buildings opened
- Spring – Willden Fort, Utah, built by Charles William Willden and his son Ellott.
- June – Oxford University Museum of Natural History, designed by Benjamin Woodward.
- August 28 – St. Augustin, Coburg, consecrated by the Archbishop of Bamberg Michael Deinlein.
- November 22 – Solund Church, Norway, designed by Christian Henrik Grosch, consecrated by Bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin.
- November 28 – Swedish Theatre, Helsinki, Finland, designed by Georg Theodor von Chiewitz.
Buildings completed
- Mosque of Omar, Bethlehem, Palestinian territories.
- Varshavsky railway station building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, designed by Piotr Salmanovich.
- Armour–Stiner House in Irvington, New York.
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Sydney Smirke
Births
- March 11 – Thomas Hastings, American architect
- May 2 – Lucien Weissenburger, French Art Nouveau architect
- August 20 – Kirtland Cutter, American architect
- date unknown – James Miller, Scottish commercial architect based in Glasgow
- date unknown – Bertie Crewe, English architect
Deaths
