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Results of the 1885 architecture poll conducted by American Architect & Building News.
In 1885, the trade journal American Architect & Building News polled architects to determine the best buildings in the United States. Here is what they found:
 
1. Henry Hobson Richardson: Trinity Church, Boston, 1872-77.
2. Various architects: The U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
3. Richard Morris Hunt: Vanderbilt House, New York City.
4. Richard Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York City, 1846.
5. Frederick Withers & Calvert Vaux: the Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York City, 1875-77.
6. Richard Upjohn: Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, 1873-79.
7. Henry Hobson Richardson: City Hall, Albany, New York, 1880-83.
8. Henry Hobson Richardson: Sever Hall, Harvard University, 1878-80.
9. Henry Hobson Richardson: New York State Capitol, Albany, (Richardson was one of four architects), 1875-86.
10. Henry Hobson Richardson: Town Hall, North Easton, MA, 1879-1881.
 
 
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