Tamil Nadu Timeline

Robert Fellowes Chisholm

3 events, 1873 to 1883.

  1. 1873

    1. 1873Chennai CentralInfrastructure

      Madras Central railway station built

      Designed by George Harding and later altered by Robert Chisholm, Madras Central station was put up by the Madras Railway as its terminus in the city.

  2. 1874

    1. Apr 1874 to 1879Senate House, ChepaukEducation

      Senate House of the University of Madras completed

      Built from 1874 to 1879 to a design by Robert Chisholm, the Senate House on the Marina was an early Indo-Saracenic landmark.

  3. 1883

    1. 17 Dec 1883 to 1890Victoria Public HallInfrastructure

      Victoria Public Hall built in Madras

      The foundation stone of Victoria Public Hall, the town hall of Madras, was laid in 1883; it was named after Queen Victoria in 1888.