1781 in architecture explained

The year 1781 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Buildings and structures

Buildings

• Brizlee Tower, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, a folly erected for Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, possibly designed by Robert Adam^[1]
• St. Hilarius Parish Church of Näfels, Switzerland, designed by architects Johann Singer and Jakob Singer.^[2]
• Triumphal Arc, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, built for the visit of Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski to the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi.^[3]
• Sturehov Manor near Stockholm, designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, probably completed.
• Montagu House, Portman Square, London, designed by James Stuart, completed.

Awards

• Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: Louis Combes.

Births

• March 13 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Prussian architect, city planner, and painter (died 1841)^[4]
• August 12 – Robert Mills, possibly the first native-born American to train as a professional architect (died 1855)^[5]

Deaths

• date unknown – Pietro Camporese the Elder, Italian architect (born 1726)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brizlee Tower. Robin Kent Architecture & Conservation website. Robin Kent Architecture & Conservation. 22 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325050912/http://www.robinkent.com/288.html. 25 March 2012. dead.
2. Book: Stäger, Jacques. Pfarrkirche St. Hilarius Näfels: Festschrift zur Einweihung der renovierten Pfarrkirche St. Hilarius Näfel. Kath. Kirchgemeinde. 83710004. 1979.
3. Book: Budzey, Oleh. By the streets of Kamianets-Podilskyi. 2005. Svit. Lviv. 966-603-274-0. 72.
4. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SchinkelKarlFriedrich.html Karl Friedrich Schinkel – Facts, information, pictures
5. Book: Robert Mills: America's First Architect . John . Bryan . . 26 November 2001 . New York . 1-56898-296-8 . 330. .