1759 in architecture explained

The year 1759 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

• Work begins on Harewood House in Yorkshire, England, designed by John Carr and Robert Adam.

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• Dumfries House in Scotland, designed by Robert Adam.
• West front of Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) on College Green, designed by Henry Keene and John Sanderson.
• Royal Palace of Riofrío in Spain, designed by Virgilio Rabaglio.

Births

• January 21 – François Baillairgé, French Canadian architect, painter and sculptor (died 1830)^[1]
• May 20 – William Thornton, physician, inventor, painter and architect, first Architect of the Capitol^[2] (died 1828)

Deaths

• June 3 – Carlo Francesco Dotti, Bolognese architect (born 1670)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800–1950 . November 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425152827/http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1655 . 2012-04-25 . dead .
2. Book: Elinor Stearns. David N. Yerkes. William Thornton: A Renaissance Man in the Federal City. 27 June 2013. 1976. American Institute of Architects Foundation.
3. Web site: DOTTI, Carlo Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico". 2021-11-03. www.treccani.it. it-IT.