1787 in architecture explained

The year 1787 in architecture involved some significant events in architectural history.

Events

• The Hameau de Chantilly, a group of cottages, is constructed by Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon, in the gardens of the Élysée Palace in Paris, in imitation of a village at the Château de Chantilly, her principal residence.^[1]
• The Royal Pavilion, at Brighton (England) is established as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales. Extensive building work begins.^[2]

Buildings and structures

Buildings completed

• United States:
  • Charleston, South Carolina

the Unitarian Universalist Church (a National Historic Landmark).

• • Bedford, New York

the Court House in Bedford Village (renovated in the 1960s), part of Bedford Village Historic District.

• • White Plains, New York

the second courthouse, built on the foundation of the first (1759) courthouse.

• • Philadelphia

the Morris House Hotel.

• • Jefferson County, Ohio

Fort Steuben, housing the first American Army Regiment.

• The Hermitage Theatre, designed by Giacomo Quarenghi, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• The Museum of Natural History, later the Museo del Prado, in Madrid, Spain, designed by Juan de Villanueva (approximate date).
• Church of La Soledad, Mexico City, designed by Father Gregorio Pérez Cancio with the help of architects Cayetano de Sigüenza, Ildefonso Iniesta Bejarano, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres and Ignacio Castera.
• Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin (Persia), probably designed by Ustad Mirza Shirazi.
• Qingshui Temple in Taipei (Taiwan).
• Dome of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, Italy, designed by Giuseppe Tubertini.^[3]

Buildings opened

• October 14 – Theater auf der Wieden, designed by Andreas Zach, in suburban Vienna, Austria^[4]

Births

• January 26 – Aleksandr Vitberg, Russian Neoclassical architect (died 1855)
• November 26 – Pascal Coste, French architect and engineer working in Egypt (died 1879)
• date unknown
  • Ignatius Bonomi, English architect (died 1870)
  • John Dobson, English architect (died 1865)
  • John Peter Gandy, English architect (died 1850)

Deaths

• April 7 – Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Baronet, builder of Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal^[5] (born c.1727)
• May 8 – Antonio Brianti, Italian architect (born 1739)

Notes and References

1. Book: Haynie, Henry. Paris: Past & Present. 2. New York. 1902. 245.
2. Book: Morley, John. The Making of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton: Design and Drawings. 2003-12-05. Philip Wilson Publishers. 978-0-85667-557-7.
3. Book: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Eliot Wooldridge Rowlands. The collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Italian paintings, 1300-1800. 1996. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 9780942614251.
4. Krzeszowiak, Tadeusz (2009) Freihaustheater in Wien: 1787-1801: Wirkungsstätte von W. A. Mozart und E. Schikaneder. Vienna: Böhlau Verlag. . page 78
5. Web site: Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal. Jim Shead. 2007-05-06. 2012-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20121226060357/http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/canal.php?wpage=SNGC&name=Sir%20Nigel%20Gresley's%20Canal. dead.