1883 in architecture

See also: 1882 in architecture, other events of 1883, 1884 in architecture and the architecture timeline.

Buildings

• The Home Insurance Building in Chicago designed by William LeBaron Jenny (demolished 1931)
• The Kuhns Building in Dayton, Ohio, first building in US with a mail shute. This building is also on the National Registry of Historic Places for it's architecture. Still standing today, located at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets.

Births

• May 18 – Walter Gropius (died 1969)

Deaths