1837 in architecture

• January 11 – The Royal Institute of British Architects in London (RIBA) is granted its royal charter. • January 20 – Death of English neo-classical architect Sir John Soane gives effect to the creation of his London house as Sir John Soane's Museum. ==Buildings and structures==

Buildings • June 10 – Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles in France, designed by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine with Frédéric Nepveu, is opened. • July 13 – Christ Church, Albany Street, designed by James Pennethorne, is consecrated. • July 20 – Euston railway station, the first main line station in London, is opened, incorporating the Euston Arch designed by Philip Hardwick (demolished 1961). • "Great Stove" or Conservatory at Chatsworth House in England, designed by Joseph Paxton, is begun; it is the largest glass building in the world at this time (demolished 1923). • Major reconstruction of Penrhyn Castle in North Wales by Thomas Hopper is largely completed. • Rock Park, Rock Ferry, England, laid out by Jonathan Bennison. ==Awards==

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Jean-Baptiste Guenepin. ==Births==

• 28 May – George Ashlin, Irish architect (died 1921) • 4 June – Jean-Louis Pascal, French architect (died 1920) • 11 December – Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (died 1887) • 15 December – George B. Post, American architect (died 1913) ==Deaths==

• January 20 – Sir John Soane, English architect (born 1753) ==References==